Category Archives: Japan

The BBC has a post + video about Bento boxes.

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Japanese Windows 7 Commercial

Facepalm.

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Mascot

I say “Photoshopped” but it’s cool either way.

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Numa Numa is (not!) the new Choco Party

Okay, that headline was a bit inside, but I am sure my good buddy G. will appreciate the craziness of this one. I sure hope this isn’t meant to be serious. The original was annoying enough, but had a certain … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

Not weird, but hey, you can’t just have wacky all year without some diversion. This is for my former co-worker G. from Frankfurt, and of course for all other readers. Merry Christmas. (Via Weird Asia News.)

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Japanese Man Petitions to Marry Cartoon Character

news.com.au reports that a Japanese man started a petition to enable him to get married to a Mangacharacter: Taichi Takashita launched an online petition aiming for one million signatures to present to the government to establish a law on marriages … Continue reading

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Server Migration

I’ve moved this blog to a new server. Better, bigger, faster, newer. I also took the opportunity to finally update WordPress. I am sorry if anybody tried to reach the site today and hit a wall. The good news is … Continue reading

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Beautiful Japanese Barcodes

There is a Japanese company called D-Barcode which took on a mundane, boring, and unimaginative part of our consumer life and gave it a makeover: Barcodes. This is one of those ideas they are so simple, that it took a … Continue reading

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Hello Kitty Online – Trailer

Think my brain just imploded watching this.

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Giga Pudding

Twenty servings of oozy goodness in one convenient plastic bucket. And when you are done with it, the bucket can serve another important function…

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