April 2008

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    Crowded Japanese Trains

    With all the news around Japan about groping incidents, with videos like these, it is hard to imagine something inadvertently not happening. I am sure there are those that really do grope, but you have got to admit. If they didn’t pack people in like this, maybe everyone would be able to see eachother’s hands. […] More

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    Dasubee the toilet scrubbing robot

    You may be wondering if something was in that sake you were just drinking when you see a blue elephant in the public restroom. But don’t worry, that’s just Dasubee, toilet scrubbing robot. Not only can the Japanese seemingly solve any problem put in front of them, but also create a cute robot as part […] More

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    The biggest Big Mac in Japan

    Just when you thought the Mega Mac was the biggest burger in Japan, I give you the Supa Ookii Mega Oogata Biggu Makku. Sadly, Mc Donalds does not want to contribute to the obesity rate here in America, so we shall never see this Big Mac. Itadakimasu! More

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    The Hello Kitty Cocaine Ring

    Who was it that said Hello Kitty was evil? Im sure some one has said it. Now they have validation! What did Guatemalan anti-narcotics police find when they seized 1.2 tones of cocaine on its way to Mexico? Hello Kitty cocaine! So not only is Sanrio planning on having Hello Kitty model Christian Dior’s autumn/winter […] More

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    The Big Four of Akiba

    There’s a new group in Akihabara that have made the police step up their patrols since the crackdown officially started. Who are they? They call themselves the Big Four of Akiba, not to be confused with the F4 from Hana Yori Dango. These four men dress in Haruhi outfits, and carry air guns that look […] More

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    Pan Kissh – Shinjuku Panty Cafe

    When you think of Japanese pop culture, you can’t overlook the sometimes perverse underground culture that is spread all over Japan. Back in the 1980s, Japan saw a rise in the amount of “bottomless” cafes where women often worked without panties and offered customers strategic views with well-placed mirrors and fans. However, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro […] More

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    Honda’s Japanese Crime Rate GPS

    For those of you living in Japan and sometime wonder if you are leaving your car in a safe area, Honda has a new GPS system that will put your mind at ease. The new crime rate detecting navigation system  links to local police stations and provides crime ratings by location. The data that is […] More

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    The Transformers Owl

    Meet Popochan, a southern white faced scops owl from South Africa. This owl is known as the transformer owl of the animal kingdom. When it wants to seem more of a threat, it will grow 3 times as large. However, when scared, you may think Popochan has some kind of owl eating disorder. Via Hemmy. More

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    Coolest NES Mod EVER

    This has to be the coolest Nintendo mod EVER. How can anything compete with this? To put a whole NES system on one of its own game cartridges is on a level of genius. Modder Kotami used an original Super Mario Brothers cartridges and squeezed all the circuitry from the original NES inside the cartridge. […] More

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    Naruto Shippuden Kizuna trailer

    TV Tokyo is streaming the trailer for the new Naruto movie based on the Shippuden series, Naruto Shippuden Kizuna. This is their second movie in the Shippuden series. The Kizuna film will focus on the teaming of Naruto and Sasuke, and airs in Japan starting August 2nd. Yes, I did say Naruto and Sasuke were […] More

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    Generate your own QR code

    You may have seen those pictures before while browsing Japanese sites. That image is called a QR code. It’s basically a 2D barcode. With Japan’s citizen’s being among the top tech savvy in the world, these codes provide easy access to information for many. What Japan Thinks posted an article showing just how popular these […] More

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