The world is INSANE pt. 2 Japan TV show prank

from BoingBoing:

Even by the hilariously sadistic standards of Japanese prank shows, this is outstanding.

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This photo i made at the 2nd FUCK YOU ALL exhibition in Tokyo. doing some research i believe this is Satoshi KAWAMURA (active and influential Japanese pro in the 80's and 90's), circa 1999 at the Super X Media presentation of my FUCK YOU ALL exhibition, in Shibuya at Space Edge. The space was unique and a cool presentation of the work, next to the gallery there was some skate ramps set up within the space of the same building... SuperX media was a cool magazine i was working with at the time who's owner Takuji Masuda had grand ideals on how a magazine could be produced remotely from all over the globe via the internet. In 1997 this was a novel idea and worked out pretty incredibly, ahead of the curve. In fact they didn't pay me in currency, they got me on line and all my first few years of computer equipment to become an active contributor along with a few other folks including CR Stecyk. The magazine lasted for some years, and a huge hard cover compilation book was made from some of the best articles and other new pieces. Over the years there were some really great stories contributed from all places and varieties of folks. You may be able to find copies of the magazines or the book on line. The publisher "Tak" most recently finished his first feature documentary "BUNKER 77" a look at the peculiar life of the surfer Bunker Spreckles #Bunker77film . We made an article about some skaters in Japan, mostly shot out in the streets and by cool historical sights. This insane wall ride was just at the venue of the show where a heavy session was going down opening day. #skateboarding #inspiration #tokyo #shibuya #SuperXmedia #FuckYouAll #exhibition #photography #FuckYouHeroes #FuckYouToo #SpaceEdge #WallRide #miniramp #Kawamura

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Japanese Department Store May Want to Look Up the Word 'Fucking'

from Gawkwer:

If only we could have sat in on the meeting where the marketing team for this Osaka department store came up with the idea for their "Fuckin' Sale," spotted early this month by a reader of Jake Adelstein's Japan Subculture blog.

-There should be some cool English words on these signs.
-How about "Fuckin' Sale?"
-What's that mean?
-Fuckin' means, like, really good. So it's a really good sale.
-And there's no other meaning to "fuckin'? Nothing at all that might embarrass us on the internet? Remember what happened with our Save-a-Shit-Ton promotion…


UPDATE:

Mortified Japanese Department Store Cleans Up 'Fuckin Sale'

start the week correct: Japan: Schooled about Stool Osaka wows faecal-focused learners

this is insane.

While going to the toilet is often flushed aside as a crass topic for children's education, Osaka has warmly embraced the topic of toilet-tutelage, dazzling faeces-focused learners at the ‘Toilet? The exhibition is a faecal roll-coaster ride of stool-related information and attractions, giving guests the opportunity to slide down an over-sized toilet over three metres high, wear faecal-fashioned hats, and learn from singing, interactive toilets. People visiting the museum also get the chance to examine various types of excrement, both human and animal, in all their glorious shapes, sizes and smells.

The Family Dog short film from the tech section of the NYTimes

this is kind of insane...

SAFECAST

In the immediate aftermath of the 3/11 earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan, three friends were talking over the internet and trying to find information.
There was none.

Faced with a global shortage of geiger counters the friends decided to take matters into their own hands and reached out to their networks.

Within hours “Safecast” was born – a global sensor network for collecting and sharing radiation measurements to empower people with data about their environments.

It has become the largest radiation monitoring project in history and all the data collected has been made freely available with no restrictions on its use.

Safecast | Adrian Storey from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.

SAFECAST - A global sensor network for collecting and sharing radiation measurements to empower people with data about their environments which has become the largest project of its kind in history.
uchujin.co.uk

It would surely ruin everyone's day if Nuclear Boy pooped

This is incredible.



thanks BoingBoing

NO MORE NUKES ON THE PLANET PLEASE.

Animated stereoviews of old Japanese photos

Awesome blog Pink Tentacle says, “In the late 19th and early 20th century, enigmatic photographer T. Enami (1859-1929) captured a number of 3D stereoviews depicting life in Meiji-period Japan.”
See more cool Japanese stereoviews over at Pink Tenticle.

(Thanks, DangerousMinds)

Seven riddles suggest a secret city beneath Tokyo

Shun Akiba, a former high-level foreign reporter, has identified hundreds of kilometers of Tokyo tunnels whose purpose is unknown and whose very existence is denied.

During the Gulf War in 1991, Shun Akiba was one of only two foreign journalists reporting from Baghdad, along with Peter Arnett of CNN. With such experience and expertise, it would be reasonable to imagine him in great demand right now. Wrong.

Shun is on some kind of invisible blacklist. His book “Teito Tokyo Kakusareta Chikamono Himitsu” (“Imperial City Tokyo: Secret of a Hidden Underground Network”), published by Yosensha in late 2002, is already in its fifth edition. Yet Shun has found it impossible to get the media to take serious note, write reviews or offer interviews.

(Ncafe: Seven riddles suggest a secret city beneath Tokyo)

(from Dangerous Minds, Thank You)

"THE COVE"

The Cove begins in Taiji, Japan, where former dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry has come to set things right after a long search for redemption. In the 1960s, it was O’Barry who captured and trained the 5 dolphins who played the title character in the international television sensation “Flipper.”

But his close relationship with those dolphins – the very dolphins who sparked a global fascination with trained sea mammals that continues to this day -- led O’Barry to a radical change of heart. One fateful day, a heartbroken Barry came to realize that these deeply sensitive, highly intelligent and self-aware creatures so beautifully adapted to life in the open ocean must never be subjected to human captivity again. This mission has brought him to Taiji, a town that appears to be devoted to the wonders and mysteries of the sleek, playful dolphins and whales that swim off their coast.

But in a remote, glistening cove, surrounded by barbed wire and “Keep Out” signs, lies a dark reality. It is here, under cover of night, that the fishermen of Taiji, driven by a multi-billion dollar dolphin entertainment industry and an underhanded market for mercury-tainted dolphin meat, engage in an unseen hunt. The nature of what they do is so chilling -- and the consequences are so dangerous to human health -- they will go to great lengths to halt anyone from seeing it.

Undeterred, O’Barry joins forces with filmmaker Louis Psihoyos and the Oceanic Preservation Society to get to the truth of what’s really going on in the cove and why it matters to everyone in the world. With the local Chief of Police hot on their trail and strong-arm fishermen keeping tabs on them, they will recruit an “Ocean's Eleven”-style team of underwater sound and camera experts, special effects artists, marine explorers, adrenaline junkies and world-class free divers who will carry out an undercover operation to photograph the off-limits cove, while playing a cloak-and-dagger game with those who would have them jailed. The result is a provocative mix of investigative journalism, eco-adventure and arresting imagery that adds up to an urgent plea for hope.

to find out about screenings go here.

And don't for anything miss this clip "Freediving"

*** REMEMBER TONIGHT***!!!!!!!

2009 SEA NO EVIL ART SHOW Benefiting SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY

Date: Saturday August 29th, 2009
Time: Doors Open at 7:00 pm
Place: Corner of Mission Inn and Lemon in Riverside
3485 Mission Inn Ave
Riverside, CA 92501-3304