Tag Archives: china

Hinomoto Oniko

Posted on October 31, 2010 by DarkMirage

日本鬼子 (ri ben gui zi) is a common disparaging term in China for Japanese, dating back to the Sino-Japanese War(s). After the recent Diaoyu/Senkaku geo-political drama, the term has seen a resurgence in popularity in China, where the anti-Japanese movement comes back in fashion every so often.

Some creative Japanese folks noticed that 日本鬼子 can easily be parsed as a female Japanese name “Hinomoto Oniko” and the moé-fication began. Continue reading →

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Maid Café in Shanghai

Posted on November 27, 2007 by DarkMirage

Don777 recounts his trip to Shanghai where he visited a maid café run by a Japanese owner. The cafe name is @Niaohai (＠ニャオハイ), which is the Mandarin reading for the owner’s surname Toriumi (鳥海). According to him, the staff generally … Continue reading →

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Japan: Day Five – Yasukuni Shrine

Posted on June 13, 2006 by DarkMirage

We visited the infamous Yasukuni Shrine today. You know, the place that gets into the papers everytime a Japanese prime minister visits it. See pictures. Well, it might seem like a weird place for a Chinese guy to visit, but … Continue reading →

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