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Christmas Jokes from Twitter

December 28, 2010

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JAL to use child labor in cost-cutting move

September 14, 2010

SORANOTABI, Japan (IG News) – Japan Airlines announced today it would begin using children to tow airplanes into terminals to cut costs. “We will also begin offering a choice of whale or dolphin on international flights,” said JAL spokesperson Perky Oppai. # # # Related Posts:Sea Shepherd PiePool-Peeing Season Starts in JapanEXCLUSIVE: Proof that Japanese [...]

Ten Ways Twitter Changed My Life

July 10, 2010

1.  My Japanese vocabulary has expanded なう 2.  I tweet before I eat 3.  I get the news before it’s on the news 4.  I’ve mastered Japanese emoticons \(*v*)/ 5.  Twitter is my new procrastination 6.  My attention span is 0.5 seconds 7.  I found my voice – still boring but I found it 8. [...]

Japan PM Naoto Kan Confesses, “I am a Sleeper!”

July 6, 2010

Tokyo (IG News) — Japan was stunned today when prime minister Naoto “Yes We” Kan confessed that he has been a “sleeper” for much of his political career. “Let me be clear: I am sleeper,” said Kan, “and I like to nap, snooze, and hibernate too. My Cabinet are all a bunch of sleepers.” “You [...]

Boy Hunting Season Opens in Japan

July 3, 2010

BISHOUNEN, Japan (IG News) — “Kyaaah!” “Sugoooi!” “Umasou!” High-pitched screams of delight filled the air yesterday as the seasonal ban on hunting down little boys in the ocean was lifted across Japan. Little boys are released into the water, where young women hunt them down relentlessly in an ancient tradition dating back to last summer. [...]

Japanese Deny Cruelty to Horses in Festival

May 6, 2010

YOMAMA, Biyachi Preference (IG News) — A local man in samurai costume begins his backwards-horsetop-descent down a steep hill during the Gyaku-Uma-Sagari festival in Yomama, Biyachi Prefecture on May 6, 2010. 「おおおう!しっと!」 cried Hontowa Gei invoking a centuries-old ritual before tumbling down the hill repeatedly in front of friends, family, and people with being-crushed-by-horses fetishes. [...]

Japan Train Groper Campaign Nets 77 Arrests

May 6, 2010

TOKYO (IG News) — Police arrested 77 chikan train gropers during a one week campaign in greater Tokyo in mid-April and 29 of the 77 were found to be repeat offenders. “What a bunch of dicks,” said Tokyo Metropolitan Police spokesperson Chikan Shineh, “Who would be stupid enough to molest women on trains during a [...]

Japanese Man Marries Giant Bamboo Shoot

April 26, 2010

TOKYO (IG News) – Japanese men are increasingly looking to inanimate objects for intimacy according to noted anthropologist Kintama Chongitta of the University of Tokyo’s department of arcane and useless knowledge. “Japanese women wear the economic, social, and sexual fundoshi in the house now,” said Chongitta, “and fear of these so-called ‘carnivore women’ is causing young men [...]

Astro Boy Arrested for Impersonating Catholic Priest

April 9, 2010

TOKYO (IG News) — Former manga and anime star Atomu “Tom” Tetsuwan was arrested today on suspicion of impersonating a Catholic priest at the entrance ceremony of the Gakushuin Primary School. “I’m innocent,” said the robot, more popularly known in Hollywood as Astro Boy, “Why can’t you share your bed? The most loving thing to [...]

Japan’s New Political Party: Koheto Nippon

April 8, 2010

TOKYO (IG News) — A new party to be formed Saturday by veteran politicians defecting from the Liberal Democratic Party and an independent lawmaker will be named Koheto Nippon, which literally means “Old Fart Party of Japan” in English. The new party’s initial goal is to “make sure the ruling coalition parties do not attain [...]