nobel bottoms
It's been quite a week for news in Japan.
There were two stories which dominated the TV news bulletins as well as the front pages of the country's newspapers.
One of them was this:
JAPANESE SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE
Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu shared the Nobel Prize in Physics.
They won it for their groundbreaking theoretical work which investigated the hidden symmetries among sub-atomic particles. Judges praised them for their outstanding contribution to the scientific world regarding their exploration of the nature of matter, and for making significant progress towards answering questions about how the universe began.
The Japanese people can rightly be proud of the achievements of their fellow countrymen.
And the other story?
NUDE BRIT CAUSES MAYHEM AROUND IMPERIAL PALACE
Oh dear.
The drama took place on Tuesday morning around the Imperial Palace in the centre of Tokyo.
Media reports said that the British tourist claimed to have dropped his bag in the moat and, in an effort to retrieve it, stripped off and jumped in.
However, it could have been that he was in there for an entirely different reason, having come here on holiday to enjoy a quintessentially Japanese experience - but unfortunately being horribly mistaken....
After a lengthy period of time relaxing in the soothing waters and occasionally throwing rocks at people, he emerged refreshed and began to make his way to his hotel. However, there were 50 police officers, 300 onlookers and hundreds of media organisations waiting for him....
A police officer kindly points out to the man that he's not wearing any underwear.
Unable to get past the crowds, the man became agitated and started sparring with the police....
The police chased him around a bit before he ended up back in the moat.
Some time later, he emerged for a second time and scaled the wall, completely in the buff....
He was finally arrested and given a pair of pants.
It's believed the emperor and his wife enjoyed the drama from the safety of the palace grounds....
Highlights:
There were two stories which dominated the TV news bulletins as well as the front pages of the country's newspapers.
One of them was this:
JAPANESE SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE
Makoto Kobayashi, Toshihide Maskawa, and Yoichiro Nambu shared the Nobel Prize in Physics.
They won it for their groundbreaking theoretical work which investigated the hidden symmetries among sub-atomic particles. Judges praised them for their outstanding contribution to the scientific world regarding their exploration of the nature of matter, and for making significant progress towards answering questions about how the universe began.
The Japanese people can rightly be proud of the achievements of their fellow countrymen.
And the other story?
NUDE BRIT CAUSES MAYHEM AROUND IMPERIAL PALACE
Oh dear.
The drama took place on Tuesday morning around the Imperial Palace in the centre of Tokyo.
Media reports said that the British tourist claimed to have dropped his bag in the moat and, in an effort to retrieve it, stripped off and jumped in.
However, it could have been that he was in there for an entirely different reason, having come here on holiday to enjoy a quintessentially Japanese experience - but unfortunately being horribly mistaken....
After a lengthy period of time relaxing in the soothing waters and occasionally throwing rocks at people, he emerged refreshed and began to make his way to his hotel. However, there were 50 police officers, 300 onlookers and hundreds of media organisations waiting for him....
A police officer kindly points out to the man that he's not wearing any underwear.
Unable to get past the crowds, the man became agitated and started sparring with the police....
The police chased him around a bit before he ended up back in the moat.
Some time later, he emerged for a second time and scaled the wall, completely in the buff....
He was finally arrested and given a pair of pants.
It's believed the emperor and his wife enjoyed the drama from the safety of the palace grounds....
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On Saturday, 11 October, 2008,
Anonymous said:
Yes, this was truly an occasion to take pride in one's countrymen. (Sarcasm.)
And I say this as an American, whose countrymen invite shame on a daily basis. So UK, thanks for taking the spotlight off us for a while! Every bit helps.
On Saturday, 11 October, 2008,
Jonneh said:
On Saturday, 11 October, 2008,
Ramen Adventures said:
On Saturday, 11 October, 2008,
Anonymous said:
On Sunday, 12 October, 2008,
Anonymous said:
Ugh, trust it to be one of my fellow countrymen though. Possibly a bet, most probably drunk, certainly red cheeks all round.
On Sunday, 12 October, 2008,
owenandbenjamin said:
On Sunday, 12 October, 2008,
Anonymous said:
I hope they get an explanation from him for all this! So crazy!!!
On Monday, 13 October, 2008,
Jaime said:
Here in Sapporo I disn´t heard anything anout it.
On Tuesday, 14 October, 2008,
Anonymous said:
I think he must be British the whole Spanish mix up thing is obviously some sort of conspiracy
formed by those continental types who can't be trusted trying to claim the glory for this wonderful act.
I heard he is a performing artist from Hull.
On Wednesday, 15 October, 2008,
Anonymous said:
On Thursday, 16 October, 2008,
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Degenerasian said:
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Unbalanced Reaction said:
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Anonymous said:
On Friday, 21 November, 2008,
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