[evidence/opinion] 1582 Analysed - Kame was not singing as a woman

  In my opinion, 1582 is a song about Mori Ranmaru and Oda Nobunaga's homosexual relationship right before their demise in the Honnouji Incident on the 21st of June 1582 where they took their lives. It is not about Oda's wife or his concubines or any woman in particular. In order to try and substantiate my thoughts, I'm here to present what I believe can be considered as 'evidence.' ...

маньчжурская грусть

... традиционно принято считать женским видом оружия. Он носился в складках одежды, и как правило имел простую деревянную оправу. Использовался для самообороны, а также ритуального самоубийства "дзигай" ( "jigai" - "уничтожение себя" ), посредством перерезания сонной артерии. Данный образец оправлен в сира-сая, хабаки изготовлен из серебра. Клинок более ранний, на одной из сторон имеет дол; на ...

Trust me to focus on the most pedantic detail, right?

... a fancy covering that nonetheless violates the Swords and Firearms Control Law. (Not that yakuza would really care...) Kaiken: A small tanto once commonly carried by noblewomen for self-defense or jigai/ritual suicide, now sometimes carried by yakuza due to their small, easily concealable size. Tanto: Straight short sword with a small blade, most commonly used for stabbing. So basically a dosu ...

The Holidays- Halloween Part II

...'s eyebrows quirk up. “What's that?” “Japanese ritual suicide.” “Hang on,” Mercedes interrupts. “I thought that was, sepoopoo or something.” “ Seppuku . That was for male samurai. Jigai is a female version, usually committed during times of military destruction. They did it to prevent rape by the victorious enemy soldiers,” Rachel explains with a bubbly detachment while the others look on ...

Best Remixes of 2008

My favorite remixes of 2008 ( plus one unrecorded Justness course ) united into one playlist. Any feedback is appreciated, since this is my first electronic playlist, but leave a input. Thanks for the great image Tim Walker

people kept coming up to me evey day telling me 'hey that was great show!' On thursday some poeple thought I was in that JigAi band from Europe. Come on if I look european why am I in a band all of the sudden? Why do I get this so much? Almost at every show I go now some people come up to me to tell me how much they liked the show or whatever - WTF? When I went to Nargaroth people thought i was ...

South Korea's got Seoul

... couple leave locks there. There are so many.] [A picture of a lock at Seoul Tower, and Seoul in the background] [All of us, Catherine, Me, Leah, Jessie, Nicole, Jessica] [eating soon du bu jigai; spicy soft tofu stew...my favorite meal in Korea]  -----So, it’s a week later now, and the first week of work after holidays is over. Time here is going by really fast. I can’t believe I’...