4/8/11

Kagamine Rin "Meltdown" w/ English subtitles

Now with English subtitles, here is one of Japan's vocaloids Kagamine Rin performing "Meltdown" - a very eerie song about wanting to dive into a nuclear reactor "live" in concert:



See also Japan Nuclear Reactors in Full Meltdown

Teach English in Fukushima Japan



"We are Fukushima Prefectures up and coming school. Since opening in December 2007, we have opened three schools in Koriyama-City and Fukushima-City and teach at several International Companies in Fukushima Prefecture."

For more information check out their website at freecomenglishschool.net

4/7/11

Tokyo 1947-1963 Washington Heights

After World War II, Yoyogi Park, which was a former training area for the Japanese Army, became the US Army's Washington Heights housing complex during the occupation. After the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Americans left and the area become today's Yoyogi Park. Below is a photo of the Washington Heights area taken by Tim Stinson:

Tokyo 1947-1963 Washington Heights

See more of Tim Stinson's photos on Flickr

Fukushima: One of The Greatest Disasters Ever

Arnie Gundersen talks about the incorrect and inconsistent information from Japan, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, TEPCO and the Nuclear Industry. He also reveals what is known in a recent report from Areva, a French Nuclear firm and cites the recently published NRC report in the New York Times:



"Clearly we are witnessing one of the greatest disasters of our time."

Read the full Areva report on Fairwinds Associates

4/5/11

Young Eye Popping Japanese Bikini Girl!

Despite all that is happening up north, it is very reassuring to see that Japanese TV will never change:




See also: Japanese TV Bikini Girls Game Show

3/31/11

Hokkaido Thanks US Navy 7th Fleet

hokkaido thanks us navy

"Thank you to all members of the US Navy's 7th fleet. The Japanese people will not be defeated."

In reference to: US Navy 7th Fleet Update from Japan



See also:

Operation Tomodachi Logo by Murakami Senami

3/30/11

Japan Nuclear Reactors in Full Meltdown

Not trying be a scaremonger, but more and more experts are saying that the Fukushima catastrophe is now a full-blown meltdown:




When the Fukushima Meltdown Hits Groundwater

By Dr. Tom Burnett
March 27, 2011
Via Hawaii News Daily

"Fukushima is going to dwarf Chenobyl. The Japanese government has had a level 7 nuclear disaster going for almost a week but won’t admit it."

"At Fukushima, the reactor cores are still melting down. The ONLY way to stop that is to detonate a ~10 kiloton fission device inside each reactor containment vessel and hope to vaporize the cores. That’s probably a bad solution."

"A nuclear meltdown is a self-sustaining reaction. Nothing can stop it except stopping the reaction. And that would require a nuclear weapon. In fact, it would require one in each containment vessel to merely stop what is going on now. But it will be messy."


See also:

Japan Prediction: Nuclear Holocaust, Tokyo Evacuated

Prophecy of Japan Nuclear Holocaust

3/27/11

David Bowie's "Toy" Internet Smash Hit



Just a few days ago, David Bowie's unreleased album Toy was leaked online:

"A decade after it was shelved by his label, David Bowie's 23rd studio album has been leaked on the internet. Toy, conceived as a reimagining of Bowie's early work, appeared on file-sharing websites this week, with Bowie's reps refusing to comment."

"A week after an Australian man sold a purported copy of Toy on eBay (it sold for £62.98), a CD-quality MP3 version of the album suddenly appeared on BitTorrent, spreading like (ziggy) stardust."


And, as usual, here is another account on how Toy was leaked:

"The album's original uploader goes by the online nickname Brigstow which is a word play on where he comes from - Bristol, UK."

"Brigstow's reasons for uploading "Toy" sound just as unconventional as the site he chose to upload the album on. He wanted to put a stop to what he considered gross exploitation from eBay sellers that were posting "Toy" album CDs for auction starting at as much as $55 per piece."

"Brigstow stated categorically that the upload was based on a bootleg CD he bought, although initial rumors had stated the unknown uploader had bought the CD from Australia via eBay.

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Well, now it is all on Youtube and here is one of the highlights entitled "Shadow Man":



Listen to all of the tracks on "Toy"

Documentary on Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Just released, here is an excellent documentary on the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan:



3/25/11

Prophecy of Japan Nuclear Holocaust

In 1990, one of Japan's greatest film producers Akira Kurosawa wrote the screenplay for his movie Dreams. This film consists of eight vignettes based on actual dreams that Kurosawa experienced. One of those is this prophetic and harrowing story entitled "Mount Fuji in Red":



See also: Japan Prediction: Nuclear Holocaust, Tokyo Evacuated

Help Japan

3/20/11

Operation Tomodachi Logo by Murakami Senami

On March 12, 2011, the US armed forces began the current relief effort known as Operation Tomodachi. Here is the unofficial Japanese logo by Murakami Senami:

operation tomodachi

3/19/11

Japan Prediction: Nuclear Holocaust, Tokyo Evacuated

March 19, 2011: Via NEWiS - Exclusive!!! Who predicted disaster in Japan

In the early 2000s, Russian blogger/engineer Artem Dragunov had a motorcycle accident and was in a coma for 2 days. After that he started having dreams about the future, writing them on his blog, and many of them have come true! On February 21, 2011 he predicted the recent earthquake in Japan.

And his future prediction for Japan is very dire:

artem dragunov

And on March 11th, the day of the quake, he wrote the below comment on his blog Guest from the Future Dream 20022011:

"Let's count. Dreamed a dream the night of Feb. 21. Today 11. Three weeks shorter.
Just at that time dreamed of a lot of water and a couple of big fucking. 11 plus 21 - the beginning of May. HERE Remember - early May .."


Hopefully, this time he'll be wrong.

3/16/11

From North Korea: 'Pyongyang Style' by Steve Gong

Steve Gong recently went to North Korea and filmed this stunningly beautiful video with a hidden camera:



"Pretty much the only way anyone can visit North Korea is by joining a tour.  The entire time while you’re in North Korea, you’re not allowed to go anywhere without minders following you around.  These tour guides also restrict the amount of contact you can have with the locals, and it’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to have any chances of interacting with a North Korean civilian.

This video is an insight into just that – what interacting with a North Korean civilian might be like."


Via Gizmodo