Saturday 11 October 2014

Foreigners' Opinions Of Japanese People from "Arita and Matsuko and Men and Women"



Yep.
Wow.
I've actually done a post!

It has been half a year, basically, since the last one.
I'm sorry to those who have depended on this site as a source for Japanese shows, especially since it seems like less people sub now than they used to as well! However this blog just remains a sort of hobby, and is something that my life isn't based around. Especially nowadays, as you would have noticed.

To be honest, I haven't watched a full episode of Japanese TV for about a year now (I think). At least, I don't watch it regularly like I used to in the past, and I've lost interest in it too.

Even so, I am still interested in bringing you guys some nice treats, sometimes. So be patient and you might get one from time to time.

This one is from a show which has since been cancelled from TV (I think). I thought they had some relatively interested episodes though. Particularly episodes featuring international people expressing their opinions about Japanese people, society and culture.

.........and so that's what I've subbed.
I thought you people would find it interesting too, since I assume that a lot of you would be like the guests on this show. 

Hope you enjoy it.

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TRANSLATION NOTES

Burmese Harp
Burmese harp is a famous Japanese book and film set in Burma at the end of WW2. It is a standard novel that school kids in Japan read. I highly recommend people to read or watch the film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burmese_Harp_%281956_film%29

Ghana Chocolate
Ghana may be world famous as a huge exporter of cocoa beans, but the perception that chocolate and Ghana are connected is much stronger in Japan due to a popular chocolate brand name called "Lotte Ghana Chocolate".


Lamu

Made a bit of a mistake in the translation.
The Englishised name of this character is actually "Lum".
But ahh well. Fuck it.

This is a scantily clad alien character from the anime series Urusei Yatsura.

Won't be a particularly nice sight if an old dude was wearing this costume.


22 comments:

  1. IT'S ALIVE!

    Checking your page every day for the whole half year you've been away has finally paid off. :)

    Thanks for the sub man. Downloading now!

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    1. Wow! haha
      Thank you very much for your support.
      I'll try to release more things, but it's getting harder to do.

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  2. When are gonna sub more shabekuri?

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  3. Posting Japanese stuff from time to time is always apreciated. Thanks a lot. I always enjoy what you post

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    1. Thanks :)
      I'm glad you like the stuff on the blog.

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  4. omg this is so cute and funny, can you sub the episode that they showed the trailer for at the end? :) Thanks!

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    1. You're welcome, and thanks for watching!
      Possibly. I can't promise to though.

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  5. I'm so happy to see a new post! I've been visiting this site every now and then these past several months hoping for something new. You deserve to be spoon-fed a mountain of uranium, Godzilla!

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    1. Haha, thank you for your continuing support :)
      I'm surprised people check it regularly still, but that gives me reason to keep doing things on it once in a while at least.

      Can't promise anything but I'll try and do more. I know I always say that but yeah...
      Anyway, thanks again for following the blog!

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  6. Hey Godzilla, I still check your blog religiously hoping you'll randomly update...and it paid off! Yay! :) Thanks for what you do, and I hope you never quit the blog permanently.

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  7. This was surprisingly good.
    I thought it would be more about stereotipcal things and racism but it was rather casual and funny. Looks like these foreigners really adapted to Japan by now.

    Thanks for your work Godzilla! Anything interesting like this is always appreciated. :)

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    1. Glad you liked it.
      You're welcome, and thank you!

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  8. Always awesome to see some of your subs Godzilla. Thank you for all the entertainment you've provided us on this site.

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  9. anyone know what song(singer too) at the endxD?

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  10. AWESOME!!! YOU'RE THE BEST! MY FAVOURITE BLOG ON THE INTERNET!

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  11. THE BEST!!....will you sub more about this show?

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  12. Love this show Is there more kinda want more xD And welcome back :D <3

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