h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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The first effective Rice Cooker was sold in 1956. > rice cooker (i.e. lower case letters at start - don't copy the bit in parentheses! )

A12590462 - Japan
Author: Opticalillusion

Ref inventions - one website I visited said this:.

'Many people think Japan invented anime, well they are wrong all they did was improve on the idea of Disney cartoons that American GI’s brought over for entertainment'. (If you Google the para you'll find the site I got it from, which has other interesting things to say, in particular it says that (paraphrase),'Some people say you could virtually live by obtaining everything you need from Vending Machines.'

Ref what somebody wrote above about being able to get soiled schoolgirls' knickers from VM's this, apparently is apocryphal - but given the Japanese interest in the sex industry, it could well be true.

The mind boggles...

I have seen at least one of those vending machines

Thus should anime be removed and writing about girls soiled knockers be in? I think I'm going to be if I have to write the latter.

soiled knockers? I haven't heard of those

(ralphing..)

at my stupid spelling error

T'hus should anime be removed and writing about girls soiled knockers be in?'.

No, the other way around, I think. As I said, although one Researcher says he's seen at least one VM for soiled KNICKERS, one site I visited says that, in his opinion such VM's are apocryphal. Much more safe (and pleasant to leave these out IMHO.

'Soiled knockers!

Re: infamous post 121 and film names:
Akira Kurosawa - Of The Seven Samurai --> Akira Kurosawa - Of The Seven Samurai

I'd remove Tae Kwon Do from the sports list as it's Korean in origin, not Japanese.

Keep going Opti, I think you're nearly there

Oh I hope so Rockhound

In the bozo peninsila.
Take route 128 south through Ichinomia machi going toward Hachimanmisaki about two thirds of the way down just before the izumi river bridge look for a small road going left and you will see on the right of that road about 25mtrs away some vms with their backs to the main road the middle one if I remember correctly sells said clothing sealed in ziploc bags .
A couple of american lesbian friends found the machine and told us about it.
I am pretty sure I have seen adverts wanting to buy them in womens adult manga magazines too.
I had another american friend who said his 35 yr old girlfriend sold exchanged her underwear to the vm owners in Tokyo .
Well you did ask

Back in March I read but had never heard of dolls day so I asked around and couldn't find anyone who had heard of it either , even asked my 78yr old japanese mother in law when dolls day was ,she had never heard of that holiday either ,maybe thats because she hadn't read wikipedia,do they do that in japanese?

'Back in March I read but had never heard of dolls day so I asked around and couldn't find anyone who had heard of it either , even asked my 78yr old japanese mother in law when dolls day was ,she had never heard of that holiday either...'

As I said (was it in March - when we having our discussion about Hina Matsuri?) I asked our Japanese Science Technician about it, and she said March 3rd was known by both Dolls' Day and Girls' Day. Also, the Japanese teenage students we had visiting our home from the local School of English, wrote a booklet about 'Japanese Culture' in which some referred to March 3rd as Girls Day and others as Dolls Day.

Hiragana and katakana are each made up of 46 characters, which stand for syllables (usually including a consonant and a vowel, like "ka").
"ka" = 'ka'

Japan celebrates New Year over the first 3 days of the year
3 = three

a special meal called "Osechi Ryori" (Ryori means Cook).
"Osechi Ryori" = 'Osechi Ryori'

Koizumi performed a duet with Tom Cruise 'live' for an audience when Tom visited Japan. Tom Cruise described Koizumi as an extraordinary man, and a pretty good singer.
You don't need to say "Tom Cruise" again, just "Tom" will do.

Footnote 24 is adrift, it needs to be next to (football) and I wouldn't describe someone who picks up litter after themselves as "infamous" but rather, famous.

has been gaining popularity particularly from the Korea/japan 2002 cup
Korea/Japan Cup

Japan also sends many of its people to the summer and winter Olympic games and has held (*hosted*) them three times
people = athletes
Olympic games = Olympic Games and there's an edited entry you can link to there: A375473

Climbing- The highest peak in Japan is Fujiyama (Mount Fuji) which resides within the national park Fuji-Hakone-Izu25 and is climbed by 400,000 people each year.
Climbing - (needs a space after Climbing)
The word "resides" for a mountain is incorrect. The mountain _is situated_ within the national park, perhaps.

By the time of the the Heian Period (794 - 1192),
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By the time of the Heian Period (794 - 1192),

The name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshoma by Enola Gay
=
Hiroshima

The name of the bomb dropped on Hiroshoma by Enola Gay was called 'Little Boy'. The bomb dropped on Nagasaki was called 'Fat Man'., one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki.
You've repeated yourself there.

The intention of all that do Ikebana is to create harmony between both flower and the pot it's in.
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The intention of all *who* do Ikebana is to create harmony between both flower and the pot it _lives_ in. (or _resides_ in.)

Japan also created the film Godzilla,
Japanese filmmakers...

In the 1970s and 1980s in Europe their cars were normally cheaper, more reliable and better equiped
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equipped

Because of the overcrowding in Japanese cities and the related strict restictions on the size of vehicles, they have pinoneered very compact city cars.
restictions = restrictions
pinoneered = pioneered

They are 4x4 saloon cars that are packed with technology, they really became popualr when they were featured in the Sony Playstation series Grand Turismo. The cars are oftern highly tuned and customised.
popualr = popular
oftern = often

Most Japanese childen study Monday through Friday at their schools
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children

He is an advocate for reform, is focused on Japan’s government debt and the privatization
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privatisation

Akira Kurosawa - Of The Seven Samurai,
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of

GB

Sorry Opti that should be: Korea/Japan 2002 Cup
I was saying that Japan and Cup should be capitalised, you didn't need to delete the 2002.

Thats I questioned it at the time of writing but was so I thought you were right