Always be very skeptical about "Japan weird" stories that don't cite a specific store or person or place. I'm not saying that this particular story isn't real, but this kind of shit gets made up all the time for clicks.
in this case i wouldn't rule out it was originally made up because somebody was horny and then later turned their fantasy into an article.
One of the things I've noticed about reporting on Japan is how eager journalists are to attribute one-off or rare occurrences to the entire country.
Its like if someone wrote an article about "Britain's gamer girl bathwater" and trying to make it sound like the whole country is in on it.
Stuff like this that really puts into perspective how much of this is just marketing speak, like delicacy and "high-end" is really just shit you can call anything you want if you have enough confidence and clout.
The article talks about social media posts, maybe it’s there because the story itself is trending in China? Not sure tbh.
is it only "bizarre" because it's japan? because you can't convince me this is any more strange than gamer girl bath water
Restaurants promote armpit technique, allow customers in kitchen to watch
is being proudly promoted in some high-end establishments
Restaurants promote armpit technique, allow customers in kitchen to watch
Truly the worst part of this. Imagine working in a kitchen and having the customers watch and complain.
no doubt, but I'm always suspicious of "japan weird" stories, because they appeal to the very white supremacist refusal to understand any culture that isn't their own in any meaningful depth, and to instead point and jeer ar it
They're racist because they always cast the out group (Japan) as homogeneously holding the same opinions and preferences whereas Westoids are presented as individuals.
"Japan's" armpit rice balls vs "Belle Delphine's" gamer girl bathwater.
Our wholesome buttcrack minestrone
Their barbaric pit sweat rice balls
Being attracted to women but not particularly liking it when they're objectified is the least women-attracted people could do.
You have to put salt and water on your hands to season the rice and keep the rice from totally sticking to them. How would that even work for the armpitgiri? Even if you're super sweaty, that shit is probably going to be sticking to your skin and making a mess.
I'm guessing this is like one place in Tokyo but now it's a "delicacy in Japan" cuz "Japan weird" makes a good headline.
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