Posts from — April 2008

During the sizzling Japanese summer, Mount Fuji is merely big rather than beautiful, but in spring, with a snow cap still in situ, it’s both sizeable and stunning.

Via TokyoTimes

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Packages of cocaine are lined up before they are loaded onto an airplane in San Andre, Guatemala, on April 13, 2008.

Guatemalan anti-narcotics police seized 1.2 tons of the drug on its way to Mexico.

Via Activate.us

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Sumo wrestlers fight during the Berlin-Basho Sumo Open tournament in Berlin, Germany, on April 12, 2008.

Via Activate.us

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Choi Jung Hyun assembles non-venomous viper with recycled keyboards. I like the use of mice too..

Via Engadget

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Check out this retro clip of a Korean performance. The drummer is having a wicked time and really enjoying himself!

Via British Born Chinese Blog

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This mass of water is man-made. Its the Ogouchi Dam, which holds back a staggering capacity of 185,400,000 cubic meters of water - enough to supply the whole of Tokyo for a full 40 days.

Via TokyoTimes

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I don’t know whether to laugh or cry - here’s a clip of some Japanese performers dressed up, singing to “We are the World”.

Fake Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Billy Joel and Tina Turner make an appearance…

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I’ve only just noticed the official website for Jet Li and Jackie Chan’s new film Forbidden Kingdom.

The trailer is an updated one from the version we previously posted about and it now looks quite good! Check out the site for yourself at…

Visit the official Forbidden Kingdom website

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