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BBC: Japan’s Amazing Lunchboxes

Nils — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:26:06 +0000

The BBC has a post + video about Bento boxes.

Android on Crack

Nils — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 06:44:15 +0000

Yes this is Taiwanese and not Japanese. I still thought it was too good not to post.

Japanese Windows 7 Commercial

Nils — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:58:54 +0000

Facepalm.

Potty Training Followup

Nils — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:26:55 +0000

In October I posted a toilet training video I found on YouTube. That gem of Japanese entertainment tried to teach you and your kid how to take a dump; with a special guest appearance of Hanky-san. However, if you and/or your toddler need some further practice, they made this little toy to demonstrate the principle to your kid:

And of course it’s important to learn how to use public bathrooms, too – especially if you are stuck in Japan and get confronted by their weird domestic toilets.

Enjoy.

Japanese Robbery Survival Video

Nils — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:26:50 +0000

Japanese preparing for vacations in America: With a video course in English.

I so hope this is a joke.

(Via Harry, transport-layer: ICQ.)

Japanese Toilet Training Video

Nils — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:55:06 +0000

The following cartoon is designed to teach Japanese kids how to use the toilet. I think any further explanation would be a waste of bytes. Just… watch:

I can honestly not decide whether or not this is real… but I fear it is. Any brave souls who’d rip that tune and play it on their MP3 toilet?

Update: My Japanese friend says this is actually a commercial trying to sell the device at the very end. Kind of elaborate for that.

(Via Esquire.com.)