Category Archives: Japan

The BBC has a post + video about Bento boxes.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Nils | Leave a comment

Japanese Windows 7 Commercial

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Nils

Facepalm.

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Mascot

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Nils

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

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Numa Numa is (not!) the new Choco Party

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Nils

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

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Nils

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

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Nils

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

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Nils

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

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Nils

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

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Nils

Think my brain just imploded watching this.

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Giga Pudding

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Nils

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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