Here are some more interesting links around the English/Japanese bloggosphere. Most of the links I try to get are to help better understand the culture in Japan as understanding the culture is a good way to understand the language. I only make these posts when I find 20 links I think are more interesting than others.

This time around I want to make a special thanks to The Nihon Sun and Turning-Iwatean. You all are making some great culture posts, so many in fact I can’t post them all.

Architecture

What $510.00 usd Apartment in Central Tokyo looks like

Cosplay

Cosplay Battle

Culture

Cost of living in Rural Japan
Yanki Boy
Youth Never Had it So Good in Japan
Hungry for Fish? Local Fish Markets Across Japan
What I think of School Uniforms

Foreign Relations

Top 10 Things NOT to do when Visiting Japan.
Studying and Working in Japan – Resources
Prejudiced?

History

Japanese Myths and Mythical creatures: Tanuki
Kimono
Noren Elegant Entryway Curtains from Japan

Marketing

Japanese Outdoor Media Innovations

Photography

The tuna auction at Tsukiji fishmarket
Fuji Five Lakes Hiking…
Around the neighborhood 9
Inohana Koen
Saturday Picture Post: Old Signs

Relationship

Happy Dates and Lovers Secrets

Technology

Cable Internet Rather Popular in Japan

Yakuza

Japanese Yakuza Hit by Recession

Cast

• Nagase Tomoya as Sakaki Makio
• Tegoshi Yuya as Sakurakoji Jun
• Tanaka Koki as Manabe Kazuya
• Aragaki Yui as Umemura Hikari
• Murakawa Eri as Hagiwara Saki
• Kikawada Masaya as Sakaki Mikio
• Osugi Ren as Kuroi Teruyuki
• Ichimura Masachika as Sakaki Kiichi

Plot

Sakaki Makio, also known as “Tornado” is a tough 27-year-old high school drop-out. By academic standards, he’s pretty dumb. His father decides to force Makio to return to high school to receive his diploma and he asks an old friend who happens to be the principal of a nearby school to admit Makio. If Makio doesn’t graduate, the position of boss will be given to his younger brother, Mikio.

Furthermore, he must pose as a 17-year-old during school hours and in the presence of any classmates or teachers outside of school. If his cover is blown, it would be the end of his high school career as well as his hopes to become boss. Things start out rough and tough as Makio’s violent temper is tested. As the lessons and days go by he learns there is much more to school than just tests and studying.

Review

This was a more interesting J-Drama because I couldn’t stop watching it, but at the same time felt like a mediocre show. It wasn’t anything ground breaking, but had good flow and kept you interested. That being said check it out if you want something fun to watch which is what I like most of the time.

As for the show itself. One of the things that bugged me was how much effort he put into everything thinking for some reason no one would find out who he was or how old he was. However, I did think he handled very well once it all came down and had a good ending to the story. Unfortunately, though, at times you just wanted to slap a few of the characters, but they were well done and everything comes off pretty good.

I really recommend this for a good leisurely show to watch especially if you are trying to fill some time between other shows or are busy but still want to watch something.

Images

More Images in the Flickr set (My Boss My Hero Flickr)