Just a Video

The famous Danny Choo, aka Dancing Stormtrooper

H/T to Japan Probe.
Danny Choo’s site is HERE. (Warning, not all of his content is strictly PG, so I’m just sayin’.)
And he speaks Japanese very well. (Notice how I left the “…for a gaijin” part off that comment.)
Sore ja.

…at least on the accordion level.

She is Anzai Norie (アンザイ　ノリエ)
Listen for “maitta” early on from some lady in the crowd.
参った
maitta
Be beaten, give up, admit defeat, cry uncle, “you got me,” I’ll be darned, have no idea what to do, etc. very context-y. Usually said in reference to yourself, but Japanese people also tend to “quote” […]

行ってきます
itte kimasu
I’m going out; see you later
遊泳禁止
yuuei kinshi
No Swimming
That’s all you need to know.
Click HERE.
UPDATE:
I took a little closer look at the “No Swimming” sign. Underneath, it says:
アカエイに注意
akaei ni chuui
watch out for red stingrays
[x] ni chuui = watch for, be careful of, note [x]
akaei = red stingray
ei = stingray
Sore ja.

Don’t know exactly why, but this vid about lightning in Tokyo is on the front page of YouTube today.
Is it that cool?

This vid also shows up as the top return for “inazuma” right now in Google.
The putter-upper of the vid has this to say:
稲妻がよく見えるように編集しました。2007年5月31日18時～19時の間の落雷 です。
Inazuma ga yoku mieru you ni henshuu shimashita. 2007nen 5gatsu 31nichi […]

…than 200MPH supercars…
So, they had the Japanese F1 Grand Prix this weekend.
Thousands and thousands of Japanese fans turned out hours ahead of time at the Fuji International Speedway to wait IN THE POURING RAIN for the race to start.
At least the shuttle bus system taking fans in and out of the speedway complex worked smoothly…
…oh, […]

Kimi ga Poison (You are Poison)

The funniest comment on the video:
“日本の恥だ”
An embarrassment to Japan.
If you don’t know MC Noriaki, I featured him once or twice before my old blog melted down.
Here’s a short out-take from Unstoppable (long version has some naughty words):

I’ll let you cruise YouTube on your own for the rest of his “art.”
Sore […]

…can make pointless and irritating music.
Tenori-on
Actually, I translated a press release for this product announcement a few weeks back.

Yeah..the demo is about 2:25 longer than it has to be…
Sore ja.

…at Comic-Con.
Online Videos by Veoh.com
Polar Bear = シロクマ / shirokuma
Seal = アザラシ / azarashi
Hat = 帽子 / boushi
Some lines from the video:
Ima, Yukkorin sagashite iru n da
He’s looking for me (her nickname is “Yukkorin”).
Me ga acchatta, kowai!
Our eyes just met! That’s scary!
Sore ja.

If you’re in the U.S., it’s Labor Day.
Just get the kids back in school, and BAM! they’re home all day again. Oh, well.
Here’s footage of the Inuyama Matsuri (matsuri = festival), which has nothing to do with Labor Day.

Video Description from the source:
The Inuyama Matsuri festival was begun under the patronage of the lord […]

Ketsumeishi
ケツメイシ
Seems like a good vid to post at the end of summer.
また君に会える/ Mata Kimi ni Aeru/ We’ll Meet Again

My wife is a Ketsumeishi fan.
Why?
普通のおっさんだから
Futsuu no ossan dakara
[Because] they’re just regular old dudes.
From Wikipedia:
グループ名の由来は、中国で古代より下剤などに使用されている薬草「決明子（けつめいし）」で、薬草の効用になぞらえて「全てを出し尽くす」という意味が込められている。
Guruupumei no yurai ha, Chuugoku de kodai yori gezai nado ni shiyou sarete iru yakusou “ketsumeishi” de, yakusou no kouyou ni nazoraete, “subete […]