My name (Björn) happens to mean “bear”, or, in Japanese, “kuma”. Some of my japanese friends think it’s hilarious, and it’s pretty much a natural nickname. So, the other day I got this from one of those friends. Sing along people, because it’s a song … Read More →
Category Archives: funny
Askul update
My weekly Askul project never really took off… Anyone surprised? Again, some compensation is due.
Askul!
Alright, this may be something that mainly Swedes can appreciate, but still… In our office, the supplier of office supplies is Askul. Fair enough, you may think, it’s a normal enough company, and, their office supplies have the high quality that you have come to … Read More →
Japanese yakuza are not like other mafias
According to a story in the Mainichi Shimbun, the yakuza believes that a police-organized video campaign against organized crime gangs will lead to the children of the mafiosos being bullied in school, accusing the prefectural police of discrimination. It’s actually kind of ballsy of them, … Read More →
Bycicle
It somehow makes a beautiful, simple sort of sense…