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I, Doll (part I)

May 4, 2008 · No Comments

The sweet scent of madness.

Cho-co-rei-ito diss-co. Cho-co-rei-ito diss-co.  Cho-co-rei-ito diss-su-co.

Insidious.

The group responsible goes by the name of Perfume. Irrepressibly perky, this trio of girls is riding high in the Japanese charts.

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Categories: All My Friends · J-pop · Japan · Music
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The Mifune Toshiro of Microbes

April 22, 2008 · No Comments

Aspergillus Oryzae: the Mifune Toshiro of microbes. The quintessential Japanese mould.

Koji-kin

This prince amongst microbes is also the star of Ishikawa Masayuki’s (石川雅之) manga and anime Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture (making my Toshiro Mifune analogy a little less tenuous).

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