Japanese nerd marries videogame character, reminds me of this hilarious Jam skit.
Yes it’s true. An armless, toy version of Kyūzō from Seven Samurai sits on my windowsill, solemnly watching over me whenever I cook experimental ramen dishes.
Haruki Murakami’s novel 1Q84, released in two parts with a third volume still to come, was the best-selling book in the 12 months through November 30, according to Japanese publications distributor Tohan Co. Japan Today reported the news, adding that 1Q84 was the first literary work to top the year’s bestsellers since Tohan began compiling the data in 1990.
The third and final volume of IQ84 will be published in Japan in summer 2010. An English edition of the first two volumes, translated by Jay Rubin, will be released in North America and the UK in September 2011, followed by Philip Gabriel’s translation of the third volume.
///DH: I have obscenely high hopes for this book. I read “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle” while living/working in Ginza and it was one of those instances where a piece of literature perfectly aligns with every part of one’s being. Yes I know how retarded and shallow that sounds but it cant be helped.
Takeshis’ (2005, Kitano)
What I’m digging: Peace-loving Japanese mice.
