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2014-05-14 22:33 JST 2014 http://youtu.be/W0OHJUMNZqE Song 'Kumamon-mon-mon' with English subtitlesKumamon is a mascot created by the government of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. http://youtu.be/W0OHJUMNZqE ↗ View original post on Facebook For a link to the original post on Facebook, open this page on a computer. ← 2014-05-12 19:07 JST 2014-05-16 00:06 JST → Around this time … 2014-05-16 22:09 JSTThe Tour of Lotus Root with Mustard - with Mokkosu Fire 2014-05-16 00:06 JSTI know, I know. "Not another Kumamon photo!" But wait! This is different. Here Kumamon has charged (?) into the editorial offices Shueisha, which produces the manga Shonen Jump to complain about copyright infringement! Shueisha used images of Kumamon in the latest issue of Shonen Jump without getting approval and the prefecture lodged an official complaint.For a Japanese news article see:http://kumanichi.com/news/local/main/20140515002.xhtml 2014-05-16 02:25 JSTWe had a discussion about this on the Kumamoto-i mailing list after this article came out:https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/kumamoto-i/search/messages?query=microaggressionYes, I can use chopsticks: the everyday 'microaggressions' that grind us down | The Japan Times 2014-05-16 00:46 JST"Cuteness overload" has been a topic of discussion on this page. Here's a fairly long CNN article on the topic.http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/12/world/asia/osaka-mascot-cull/Japanese cuteness overload could result in mascot cull 2014-05-16 00:41 JSTNot a Kumamoto native, but she did it here!http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/15-year-old-katsu-rewrites-golf-history15-year-old Katsu rewrites golf history 2014-05-14 22:33 JSTSong 'Kumamon-mon-mon' with English subtitles (this post) 2014-05-12 19:07 JSTSpanish speakers should enjoy this!http://youtu.be/PDcYLNAIjvYVida | Detective Cultural - Akinee no nantoka! 2014-05-12 17:40 JSTIt's been a while since I posted about Biggi, my favorite Bakery, so I decided to introducing. If you live anywhere near Obiyama (in Kumamoto City), check it out! In addition to being delicious, all of the breads are free of transfats -- something that is quite unusual in Japan. 2014-05-11 00:39 JSTKumamon (and the idea that "'Too cute' exists, even in Japan") makes the Guardian's "10 things we learned this week" list.http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/09/10-things-we-learned-this-week10 things we learned this week 2014-05-11 00:35 JSTTakachiho: Gods and gorges in divine Miyazaki | The Japan … 2014-05-11 00:21 JSTMandy Bartok has written several articles for the Japan Times about interesting places to visit in Kumamoto and other parts of Kyushu.http://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/int-mandy_bartok/Mandy Bartok - The Japan Times
