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MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011


JAPANESE TV DRAMA ON FOR 38 YEARS COMES TO AN END?


Well, a milestone has been passed and another chapter in people's lives comes to
a close. One of the longest running TV dramas in television history comes to a
close here in Japan. 






San-nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei (3rd Grade, B Group, Mr. Kinpachi's class) that
has been on for 38 years in Japan is coming to an end. 


Kyodo News announces:


The TV drama series "Sannen B-gumi Kimpachi Sensei," which deals with timely
social issues through the lives of a public junior high school teacher and his
students, will conclude this spring after airing intermittently for 32 years.


In the final episode, expected to be aired in late March, the main
character, Kimpachi Sakamoto, will leaveSakura Junior High School as he reaches
the mandatory retirement age of 60.


"I feel sadness and a sense of relief of taking a load off my mind at the same
time," said Tetsuya Takeda,the 61-year-old actor who plays the role of Kimpachi.


The Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. drama series started in October
1979, featuring then up-and-coming teen idols Masahiko Kondo, Toshihiko
Tahara, and other young actors and actresses.


The stories based on scripts written by Mieko Osanai have sparked debate in
Japanese society, raising issues such as teenage pregnancy, school
violence, bullying and gender identity disorder among others.


The final episode of the first series aired in March 1980 secured an audience
rating of 39.9 percent in theKanto region including Tokyo, but the long-running
series has also been criticized for having fallen into a rut.


snip 


The final episode in March is expected to focus on the last several months of
Kimpachi's career and the school life of his students who are nervous ahead of
taking high school entrance exams



Actually, I think that this might be the longest running TV drama in television
history that starred the same main actor, Tetsuya Takeda, for all the entire 38
years of its running. If anyone knows of a longer one please add it to the
comments section.





The influence this program has had on Japanese society cannot be overstated.
When my wife found out about the cancellation, she grew melancholy, and started
reminiscing about how she watched that show with her family and how even one of
her classmates appeared in one episode.


The show also was a launching pad for the careers of many famous Japanese stars.


Heck, I never watched the show, but I blogged once about a bunch of the funniest
Japanese TV commercials that  I had ever seen. Watch those here. They are
hilarious. Those were influenced and a parody of San-nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei.
How many TV dramas have you heard of that were so popular that they spawned TV
commercials parodies?


I can't think of any others.


While it has been announced that San-nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei is finished
after all these years... And many people are sad about it. Do not fret too much.
After all, whenever people graduate - especially  in Japan, they always have
class reunions.


I'll bet you a half a bento that we will be seeing a class reunion of San-nen B
Gumi Kinpachi Sensei within the next 5 to 10 years.... If TBS can survive that
long. 





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SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011


EGYPT RIOTS AND MADE IN USA... WILL JAPAN EXPLODE SOMEDAY TOO?


I don't really want to write about what's going on in Egypt as this is a blog
about Japan and Marketing... But I do feel that I need to comment as I believe
that these events will have serious repercussions in Japan too:


1) I think that what is going in in Egypt and the people power demonstrations
and revolutions going on all over the world (especially now all over the Middle
East) will have a profound effect on the Japanese people and economy. I think
these events point to what I have been saying all along: 2011 is the pivotal
year for Japan. Either we default on our debts or we get hit with massive
inflation - or both. 






2) The other thing I want to say is that Japan definitely needs to get away from
the USA and the American Empire. America is just, as Clint Eastwood would say,
"A clusterf*ck, sir." Sticking with the USA, through thick and through thin, is
a bad idea. Especially since the government of the USA is stark raving mad.
Japan needs independence; unfortunately Japan needs to remilitarize and needs to
rejoin her Asian brotherhood as an equal partner. Japan can never do that as
America's weak little sister.


The riots in Egypt show us just how messed up US policy is and just how foolish
it is for Japan to stick with it... 


The government doesn't allow peaceful assembly in public places so that means
that the only alternative for the people is violent demonstrations. Here's what
happens when the authorities start to kill:





This will on serve to inflame the people.


The demonstrations are now taking over Europe and the Middle East. The
government's response to demonstrations that start out peacefully is violence...
In Egypt's case, siding with the USA is a sure loser too. Why? Because while the
Egyptian authorities shoot and kill civilians... They also shoot them with tear
gas and other weapons... Many of these weapons have "Made in USA" written on
them.


Think that makes the Egyptian people the friend of the USA? 


Proof that gas canisters in Egypt have "Made in USA" written on them:





The people are rising up and revolting all over the world. The government's are
bankrupting the people and taking our money and giving it the big bankers.
Somethings got to give. 


(Read: Former Managing Director of Goldman Sachs: Egyptians, Greeks, Tunisians
and British Are All Protesting Against Pillaging of Their Economies)



Egypt today



Narita Japan 1971


People think the Japanese are docile and do not revolt. It has happened
before... As they say, history repeats:



Puss TV - Watch Video


Once again, I am reminded of an ancient Chinese curse; "May you live in
interesting times."


My friends, we are living in very interesting times.



Thanks to Daily Bail and What Really Happened 

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011


KOREAN ARTISTS REALLY ARE GETTING POPULAR IN JAPAN AND IT'S GOOD THING!


I have been saying for years that one has to be careful with what they hear or
see on TV or radio as most of it is fake. I think Ninety percent of everything
on TV is a lie or fake. The rest is advertising.


Actually, both TV and radio are 24/7 ads. The so-called "programming" is always
made with consideration towards sponsors and the rest of TV is made to fit
around advertising time.


You never know if anything is real.


Over these last few years, there has been a "Korean Boom" in Japan. Is it real
or fake?


I remember many years ago, I was a regular on a TV program for kids, and they
had a Yo-Yo company come on the show and tell us that there was a "Yo-yo boom
happening in Japan." 


I thought that was absolute poppy-cock. I had two daughters in elementary school
and asked them about this so-called Yo-yo boom. They didn't know anything about
it.


It figured. This boom was manufactured by the toy company sponsor who made
Yo-yo's and wanted the TV station to help them sell product. The toy company
bought advertising on the TV station, they got together to figure out how to
sell more product, and, Boom! Er, I mean, Whammo! A Yo-yo  "boom" was born. 


Yes, it was a boom. A manufactured boom, but a boom nonetheless. These types of
booms are repeated over and over on the mass media. That's why you can't believe
anything you see/hear.


People are lead by the nose by the mass media and people, for the most part, are
not educated enough to know that they are being brainwashed.


Now, in Japan, we have a Korean Pop star boom.


As Metropolis magazine reports:


"..the past couple of years have seen Korean pop culture make inroads into
demographics that Yon-sama could never reach. Although TV dramas still enjoy a
strong following here, it’s now pop music that’s leading the charge, and winning
over hordes of younger female fans in the process."




Big Bang


I used to think this was totally BS, but now, have softened my thinking. I know
that the media helped create and report this boom. I know  that they - as the
media is wont to do - sensationalized it. 


Of course, if this wasn't a big business proposition between Korean and Japanese
companies and cooperation, then this boom would have would never happened in
Japan. If this wasn't big business with massive amounts of money changing hands,
then this boom would have never happened.


But just because this came about through massive spending and promotion, does
that mean it is bad? In this case, I don't think so.  


My opinion on this Korean boom became more sympathetic when I took my
16-year-old daughter to a beautiful shrine in Narita (see photos here). Near the
shrine, there was a small booth that sold merchandise that featured famous pop
stars and singing idols. My daughter yelled, "Stop Daddy! I want to look!" when
she saw a photo of her favorite new stars. They are a group named "Big Bang."


The mere fact that there was a booth near a Japanese shrine out in the country
selling these types of goods, shows me their mass audience appeal.


I'd never heard of Big Bang. My daughter loved them. She started telling me all
about them. I figured they were the newest Japanese boy group, but no! They were
a new Korean boy group! I was so surprised that my daughter was such a big fan
of Korean pop stars. I inquired and she told me that all her friends at school
loved this group.


I asked her if they sang in Japanese or Korean and she said, "Japanese!" I also
asked her if their pronunciation was funny and she replied, "A little bit. But
that is what makes them so cute!"


Wow! OK. If my 16-year-old daughter - who goes to regular Japanese public school
- and likes this Korean pop group - and all her Japanese friends do too, then
there is something special there - even if it is a mass media manufactured
boom. 


I had always skeptically thought that this Korean boom was a big-business
manufactured boom. Now, I am convinced it is. But, in this case, for once, I am
not skeptical. For once, I give my total and complete blessing and think this is
a good thing.


Why? Japan and Korea has had enough trouble through their long histories and
there are many older Japanese who hate Koreans and vice versa. There's probably
no way to make these people friends.


But music is a special thing. Music brings people together. Young people don't
remember the wars. Young people like music.



Imperial Japanese troops in 1900..
Replace the above with...

This! 
(Korean Girl Pop "Kara" in front of Japanese fans)


If we can use music to make the young Japanese and the young Koreans to become
friendly to each other, to create harmony, understanding and to eliminate hate,
then I'm all for it....


It's OK that someone makes a ton of money doing this. It is the best way. The
free market is showing us a better way and if someone can foster peace and
better understanding amongst people, while making a good living doing it, then
I'm all for it.


Heck, I wish I managed a Korean pop group.


It is a great thing that the free market can bring peace and understanding and
people together... 100's of years of hate, war and death show us what the
government's efforts have brought us over the years.


Cheers for the Korean pop boom in Japan. Cheers for the free market.


I wonder if it's too late for a Frank Sinatra-type crooner (me) in Korea?

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CNN CHIMES IN: JAPAN DOWNGRADE BEGINNING OF THE END?


Well, it might take ten minutes, but even a dinosaur - with a brain the size of
a peanut - will notice it sooner or later when he gets hit in the head with a
rock.


Don't be a dinosaur. Japan's debt explosion is now coming at a torrid pace and
there's nothing to stop it. The recent downgrade of Japan's credit status just
added - magically with the stroke of a pen - tens of millions of dollars to
Japan's debt burden. The situation is past critical.


These warnings have been coming for a while now. Recently they have been coming
at a faster and faster pace. Do not get caught off guard.




Shinjuku Skyline


I blogged before that this year, 2011, is going to be a crucial year for the
world's economies and a very critical year for Japan. Read about the debt bomb
that is about to explode here; See information as to how Japan's gross debt is
over 230% of GDP here; Read a comparison as to which is worse off, the USA or
Japan here; and Read about how 2011 is the year Japan either defaults or gets
high inflation here.


There are many more like articles if you just go to this blog's search engine
and search "debt."


Now, like I said, even a dinosaur news service like CNN is starting to ask
questions:


The timing of the downgrade of Japan's sovereign bonds by Standard & Poor's on
Thursday came as a bit of a surprise to some. 


If you have been reading this blog then this downgrade wouldn't have surprised
you a bit.


The article continues:


The timing of the downgrade of Japan's sovereign bonds by Standard & Poor's on
Thursday came as a bit of a surprise to some. After all, Japanese government
bond yields have been relatively stable recently, the yen fairly strong, and, as
Citigroup points out, the government has vowed to address its sky-high debt load
this year. But S&P isn't convinced that's going to happen. "The downgrade
reflects our appraisal that Japan's government debt ratios--already among the
highest for rated sovereigns--will continue to rise further than we envisaged
before the global economic recession hit the country and will peak only in the
mid-2020s."


Living in Japan? Are you prepared with food and water? Do you own gold or
silver?

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MCDONALD'S MCDELIVERY SERVICE STARTS IN MCTOKYO W/MCPHOTOS


Hey! Lucky you! You are going to get to see something today that few people have
ever seen before! You are going to see what McDonald's delivery motorcycles look
like in Japan.


Well, I think it sounds like a bad McIdea, but they've really started;
McDonald's really has started home delivery service in Tokyo.




McDelivery McLogo


I think this is a bad idea because if you've ever tasted McDonald's french fries
when they were a bit cold, then you know what I mean; McAwful.


I can understand delivery pizza as pizza is still OK if it's not piping hot.
Heck, pizza is good cold. I eat it sometimes straight out of the refrigerator.
But cold McDonald's? Hmmm?


And, another question, if my pizza is more than 30 minutes late, Domino's gives
me ¥500 (about $6 USD) off my next order. If my McDonald's order is more than 30
minutes late it must surely be cold and the fries will taste like plastic. Will
they give me a discount for my next order? 


A pizza delivery costs at least ¥2500 (about $30 USD)... Does McDonald's deliver
on a ¥550 (about $6 USD) Big Mac set? 


If my order is late, do I get discount coupons on my next order? How can they
make money on a $5 ~ $6 order? What's up with that?




McDelivery McBike with McBad McDesign 
(I McThink the McBikes should have been McWhite, McRed, & McYellow.
This looks like a Pizza Hut delivery bike!)   


Also, when I order delivery pizza, I don't usually order drinks... But
McDonald's? What are they going to do in the summer with milk shakes and stuff?


Anyway, I can't imagine that this is going to go well. As I blogged before,
hamburgers are supposed to be quick convenience food. I think it defeats the
purpose if I have to wait 30 minutes for a delivery.




Front of McBike with McLogo... Looks like Batman's motorcycle


I think this service will not be successful... But what do I know? There's lots
of people out there who haven't seen "Super-Size Me" so maybe this will take off
in Japan.


Only time will tell.  

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011


CUT YOUR GROCERY BILL BY 5% ~ 20% OR MORE


All over the world, groceries are getting really expensive. If you are living in
Tokyo, then you know just how expensive groceries are and always have been!
Well, right now, whether you live in Tokyo or not, I am going to show you how
you can cut your grocery bill by 5% ~ 10% - or more - quite simply merely by
being more efficient with the use of your time.


There is an OK Store nearby my house. OK Store is a large grocery supermarket
chain store in the Tokyo area. It is my favorite place to shop. I first wrote
about OK Store in a photo blog that appeared on Lew Rockwell in 2004. There are
several huge stores that I have seen like OK Store. They remind me of a typical
American-style grocery store. 


But OK Store is the best for quality and price. That's why is is packed most of
the time.


If you go to OK Store at the times most people who go there do, you will
encounter huge crowds and wait in a line of cars to get a parking space. I think
some people must wait for more than an hour in their cars waiting just to get a
parking space.


I think it is madness to go to OK Store after 9:00 am on a weekend. The cars are
lined up for a half kilometer - sometimes more - just to get into the parking
lot!


Once inside the store, if you go on a weekend or in the evenings, you can bet
that the store is packed and there are people lined up ten deep or more waiting
to get to a cash register. Go at that time and be sure that it's going to cost
you an hour of time just to buy a few basics.


With leisure time at a premium, you really have to wonder what people are
thinking when they willingly spend 2 to 4 hours a weekend - every weekend - just
to buy groceries.


I never do that. Time is money. I never wait to get into OK Store and I always
get my groceries at 5% discount or more. I figure I cut my grocery bill by 10% a
month by following the plan I am going to tell you about today.


How do I do this? I go to the store right at opening time during the week. I
never wait in line to park and I never wait in line to check out. I can fill up
my shopping cart full and be in and out of that store in 20 minutes. Of course,
I know where everything is too.


I have been to that store during rush time in the past. Never again. People were
lined up 25 carts deep waiting for the cashiers. It was a madhouse. I wound up
walking out without buying anything. 


OK Store opens at 8:30 am. I show up at 8:25 and walk right in. I get the pick
of the discounted goods and no hassles. 


If you live in Tokyo then I recommend that you be smart too. Remember that time
is money. Find out when your favorite store opens up in the morning and be one
of the first ones in the door. You'll save time and money.


This also works in the west if your store is not open 24 hours a day. If your
store is like OK Store (open 8:30 am ~ 10 pm or so), then they will stock the
shelves early in the morning with the items that didn't sell out the previous
day and discount them heavily as they must sell them quickly. This is the time
to shop. 


At opening time, the good that weren't sold the day before are out on the
shelves first and discounted to go quickly. And quickly they go! By 9:00 ~ 9:30
in the morning, all this heavily discounted stuff is already sold out. They have
been bought by restaurant owners and by other smart shoppers who have figured
out that shopping early saves time and money.


I always see the same smart people who shop early. They are the ones who get the
best produce and groceries at the best price - just like I do. 


Just to show you how much things are discounted every morning, I took these
photos of OK Store yesterday morning. I was probably only one of twenty or so
other customers in the entire store. It's always like that when I go there. Of
course there were many more items that were discounted. I didn't bother to take
their photos.


But don't believe just my word for it. They say a picture speaks a thousand
words. Here's photographic proof of how much you can save by being early (and OK
Store is the cheapest store around even before these discounts!):



Racks of beef all at 5% off



5% ~ 10% off on bread 



30% off broccoli and alfalfa sprouts (I always buy 3 or 4 of these)



Whole fryers at 5% off



Cod at 20% off



More Cod sliced at 3% off and more



Six Pack Eggs 3% off



Ten pack Eggs 5% off



Halibut 10% off


Saury 20% off



Mango and Papaya at 10% off



Milk 3% off



30% off on sliced pineapple



Like I said, meats on sale in the morning; 5% ~ 30% off... All gone by 9:30 am



Breaded fish ready-to-cook 20% off



Salmon 3% off



Pond Smelt 20% off



Scallops 3% off



Smoked Salmon 3% off



Steak 30% off 



Cod 3% off



And my favorite Yellow Tail 30% off


Seriously folks, do yourself a favor and show up at your supermarket right at
opening time. You'll save time and money and be back at home relaxing before 10
am.


Why fight the crowds? Time is money. Save it and relax!

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2011


MORE ON JAPAN'S DEBT BOMB




In a follow up to my last post, about Japan's debt and S&P cutting Japan's
credit rating, my good friend Ira Hata, sent this to me:

> Here are comments on the Euro, Yen and potential bullish consequences for the
> US equity markets for the first half of 2011.
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> WHILE THERE IS SERIOUS RESISTANCE NEAR 138 & THEN 140 – 142, THE EURO
> ACCORDING TO THE CHART BELOW COULD BE READY FOR MORE UPSIDE IN 2011 WHICH
> SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE TO US STOCK MARKET 1ST HALF 2011
> 
> AS THINGS NOW STAND A RISING WLI, GROWING M2 MONEY SUPPLY GROWTH RATE, QE2 IN
> FULL FORCE, AND FISCAL SPENDING FROM PAST PACKAGES KICKING IN, ALL SUGGEST
> STAYING WITH THE TREND AND BUYING ANY MARKET DIPS. TO BE A BEAR RIGHT HERE YOU
> WOULD HAVE TO BE FIGHTING BOTH THE FED AND UNCLE SAM (FISCAL AND MONETARY
> STIMULUS) AND COMPLETELY IGNORING THE MESSAGE OF THE MARKETS  … THE BULL CASE
> FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS COULD STRENGTHEN EVEN FURTHER WITH ANOTHER
> DEVELOPMENT, SUBSIDING OF THE EURO DEBT CRISIS
> 
> Thus, if this exchange rate breaks out the bears will have to take a back
> seat, AGAIN!
> 
> 
> 
> WHAT’S CHANGED IN EUROPE?
> 
> In reality, there are still clear sovereign debt issues to worry about in
> Europe, however, a global coalition is moving to support European debt that is
> lifting their credit markets. Things first began to turn when China and Japan
> decided to step in the ring and buy European debt, but momentum is building as
> other Asian countries are looking to do the same. This mutually beneficial
> decision helps Asian markets particularly by cheapening their currencies and
> bidding up the Euro to help their export-driven economies.

> Euro could stay strong and or Yen could weaken… 

From Bloomberg:

> Japan's Credit Rating Cut to AA- by S&P on Debt Load

> The yen and bond futures fell on concern the downgrade will push up the cost
> of borrowing for Japan, where public debt is about twice the size of gross
> domestic product. Vice Finance Minister Fumihiko Igarashi this week said the
> government must fix its finances to avoid a debt crisis that could trigger a
> “global depression.”  …  economist at BNP Paribas in Tokyo. “Once bond yields
> spike and the fire is lit, the amount needed to finance Japan’s borrowing
> needs is going to jump and it’s going to be too late.” …  Japan joins
> developed economies including Portugal and Spainin being downgraded.    Debt
> to GDP: Japan’s burden exceeds 200 percent … (estimated that China’s ratio of
> debt to GDP would be 20 percent in 2010)
> AA-  is the third-highest grade


Some people have asked why this is so important now as Japan has been getting
away with kicking the can down the road for the last twenty year. For a very
interesting explanation on that, watch the video below. This video was created
originally to promote AGW, but It explains the concept of exponential growth in
a very simple and easy to understand way. If you can understand this concept -
and the Rule of 70 - then you will understand why Japan's credit rating getting
worse and a few points increase in borrowing is a very big deal for Japan.






Thanks to Mish Shedlock for the video

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JAPAN'S DEBT BOMB EXPLOSION! FUSE IS GETTING VERY SHORT!


I warned you about this in a post just a few weeks ago and now it has happened!
Read here, here, here and here. Actually, even I didn't expect this to happen so
son, but here we are! Japan's Credit Rating has been cut for the first time in 9
years! 


As Bloomberg reports:


Japan’s credit rating was cut for the first time in nine years by Standard &
Poor’s as persistent deflation and political gridlock undermine efforts to
reduce a 943 trillion yen ($11 trillion) debt burden.

The world’s most indebted nation is now ranked at AA-, the fourth-highest level,
putting the country on a par with China, which likely passed Japan last year to
become the second-largest economy. The government lacks a “coherent strategy” to
address the nation’s debt, the rating company said in a statement. The outlook
for the rating is stable, S&P said.

The yen and bond futures fell on concern the downgrade will push up the cost of
borrowing for Japan, where public debt is about twice the size of gross domestic
product. Vice Finance Minister Fumihiko Igarashi this week said the government
must fix its finances to avoid a debt crisis that could trigger a “global
depression.”

“I hope this serves as a warning for the government, they have absolutely no
sense of crisis,” said Azusa Kato, an economist at BNP Paribas in Tokyo. “Once
bond yields spike and the fire is lit, the amount needed to finance Japan’s
borrowing needs is going to jump and it’s going to be too late.”

It is possible for companies to have higher ratings than the local or foreign
currency ratings of their home country, S&P said in a May 2009 report. The best
candidates have a robust export base, little reliance on the public sector and
sell products with “relatively inelastic” demand. The S&P report said businesses
with sales mainly in local currency, subject to regulation and heavily dependent
on imports probably won’t pass stress tests without “heavy overcollateralization
or reserves.”

Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Jan. 24 the debt burden has risen to a
point where Japan can’t rely on bond sales to cover revenue shortfalls. Economy
Minister Yosano warned the same day that such a reliance on such sales could
lead to a jump in borrowing costs.

“If we continue relying on bond sales to make up for spending that exceeds
revenue, we could see long-term interest rates increase or a deterioration in
our debt ratio, causing Japan to lose credibility globally,” Yosano told
parliament.

Japan’s borrowing costs are among the lowest in the industrialized world,
helping it fund its debt load. The yield on the benchmark 10-year bond slipped 1
basis point to 1.23 percent as of 10:47 p.m. in Tokyo. It touched 1.26 percent
in Jan. 19, the highest since Dec. 16.


With this news, interest rates on Japanese debt start creeping up again. 2011 ~
2012 the year's Japan finally goes bankrupt? We've been avoiding the bullet for
so long. But, it is well known that things that cannot continue will stop. 


Gold and silver has been dropping a bit recently, now is the time to start
protecting yourselves and your families finances. 


Thanks to Mish Shedlock

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VOLCANO ERUPTS IN JAPAN! AWESOME VIDEO!


Wow! Now that's what I call some explosive promotion!


Our Amazing Planet Reports:


As Mount Kirishima, a volcano on the southern island of Kyushu, began erupting
on Jan. 26. A giant ash cloud poured from the volcano, prompting the Tokyo VAAC
to issue an ash warning for places above 25,000 feet (7.6 kilometers).




Mount Kirishima at sleep


Volcanic material shot from the crater, triggering pyroclastic flows, according
to the blog Big Think.
Kirishima ejected volcanic bombs — lava fragments that are rounded as they fly
through the air — more than a mile (2 kilometers) high from its vent, according
to news reports. Images of the eruption show plumes of glowing material shooting
a few hundred feet in the air. A volcanic vent is a gap in the Earth's crust
through which lava and volcanic gases can escape.





Now, if I could just bottle that and use it for promotion or get it to erupt on
cue, I'd be rich!


See the ongoing eruption on the Kirishima webcam. (NOTE: Next video frame may
take as long as 60 seconds to update)





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