I don't think it needs to be debated that the Japanese can get a little weird at times, like when they eat live squid or put corn and mayonnaise on their pizza. But the weirdest, or most genius, part about the country has to be their commercials...
Its very important to talk to young children about issues that may frighten them. In Japan, they now have the story of Nuclear Boy and his poo. This is subtitled and it's kind of funny, but it might even be a nice teaching tool for your kids if you want to read the captions to them.
Disability insurer Aflac has ended its 10 year deal with comedian Gilbert Gottfried, the voice of the Aflac duck, after Gottfriend made several Japan/Tsunami jokes on Twitter over the weekend. Some of the tweets included,
“What does every Japanese person have in their apartment...
Many of you are wondering how you can help the Japanese people, in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that has struck the island nation. Here are some organizations involved in the rescue and recovery effort that you can donate to.