Metabo Oyaji

Cool! Wouldn't mind watching that in person. When do tickets go on sale?

Just make sure they are not 脱法ハーブ.

No Stanley Clarke? Jah Wobble? Surprised at how much the Jamiroquai ones stand out, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF85AsYdcUw

I think it was his way of (unsuccessfully) pleading insanity.

So which team is Mick rooting for now?

Yeah, after a while you will give up on trying to pluck weeds, and just whack them. The soil here seems to be incredibly fertile. The owner of the empty lot next to us just plows it all under with a roto-tiller attachment to his tractor periodically to keep the weeds down. He used to spray some Agent Orange-like stuff around to kill everything, but that has apparently become frowned upon in recent years.

Out, damned Spot! Oops, never mind.

Hint?

Oh is that what you meant? The title led me to fear something gruesome.

Sigh, my favorite show has jumped the shark.

Now we're just getting offensive.

Uhhh... what is this? ヒストリア meets 謎解きはディナーのあとで? Severe disappointment ensues.

ヒストリア探偵事務所？ WTF?

歴史秘話ヒストリア up soon, 10:00 PM on NHK. 本能寺の変. New theory? Looks to be a juicy one.

There are just so many logical explanations. Best for us not to speculate, perhaps.

Maybe it's to remind himself for later, after his shirt has been washed? So he can relive the moment.

Good question. Maybe his shirt smells like salami?

I agree. If you are not into nightlife, there is really no reason to limit yourself to Niseko, and just about anywhere else would be cheaper (from what I have looked into).

I think he's sniffing his shirt to see if his deodorant has given out.

Just make sure you check the みなし再入国許可 box on the form as you leave, and not the other one (forget what it is called) -- if you check the wrong box, I think you will cancel your residence permit. (Oops!)

Except for the bit where he bombed it looks a bit easier than previous years. This used to be on TV in NZ, with an English voice over. That first stage did look a bit easier. The second and third ones had some tough-looking new additions. They had one of the champions from that on this time. He had apparently been champion of the Southeast Asian Sasuke tournament (this thing is really going global now), but he fell off the Crazy Cliffhanger in stage 3 where they have to jump from one side to the other, as did most of the other guys who made it that far. Two guys did ma

It's a little bit different every time.

A couple of sources say TBS Midoriyama Studio, on the outskirts of Yokohama. Satellite view doesn't show any of the set, but there is a big empty lot to the upper left that may be it. I guess they must build it from scratch then tear it down completely each time?

Well it was on, last night. Here is one of the Golden Bombers, bombing out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykZ0IXCrHQ4