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    Disturbing Japanese Schoolgirls

    You may see Japanese schoolgirls as sweet, pleasant, moe type girls, however CG artist Yoshitaka Kawakami wants you to see them another way. Here are a few pieces he has worked on over the past 6 years. Check out his gallery for 15 more disturbing schoolgirl pictures. Via Pink Tentacle. More

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    Liquid nitrogen cooled Takoyaki

    Akiba GeteQ (known for it’s bear, alligator, snake, and turtle Takoyaki) has come up with a very unique, and new kind of takoyaki called Cool-dere Q. This ball of meaty goodness is dipped in liquid nitrogen to make the outside “minus 195 degrees” but the inside piping hot. An employee describes it as, For the […] More

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    Man arrested after 3 days at restaurant

    Can someone explain this one to me. A man has been arrested for staying in a restaurant for three days, and not paying for food. Late friday, Yasuo Komatsu, came to the Gusto restaurant in front of the JR Hitachi station. While he was there, he had gyoza, hamburger steak, fried chicken and other delicious […] More

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    Idoling!!! promotes Windows Vista

    Hit JPop idol group Idoling!!! is going to help Microsoft promote its Windows Vista platform throughout the summer in Japan. The group will be touring Tokyo’s major electronics stores nationwide starting June 12th. Idoling!!! was created by Fuji TV in October 2006. Fuji TV held auditions for 50 people, and out of the 50, 9 […] More

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    Tomohiro Kato: Akihabara killer details

    Lots of new details emerged since Sunday about the Tomohiro Kato Akihabara killings. Early on, the media turned their focus to the fact that he seemed to be a fan of doujinshi, military equipment, cars, and Miss Wide Open. Police found evidence of all of the above in his apartment, and of course, the media […] More

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    Linda Linda Linda

    I just got finished watching Linda Linda Linda, and I must say, I enjoyed it. The movie tells the story of 4 high school girls who start a band for their school’s gakuen-sai, or school festival. Three days before the festival, their lead singer quits due to a disagreement with another band member Kei. The […] More

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    Emoticon mask you can wear

    I’m surprised that someone finally decided to make something like this. Students at Digital Media Design Dept at Hongik University in Korea have made what they call an Emotion mask. This mask will project facial expressions in the similar emoticons computer users use. After some digging, it doesn’t seem like the mask translates the facial […] More

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    Sakebi no Tsufu relieves stress

    Feeling stressed? Need to vent a little? Don’t have anyone willing to listen to you? Well, you need the Sakebi no Tsufu — or in English, the shouting jar. This plastic jar… or vase, is guaranteed to reduce the stress of the owner if it is held to the mouth while shouting expletives into it. […] More

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    Pepsi Japan: Blue Hawaii

    You may remember last year’s Pepsi flavor, Ice Cucumber Pepsi, that took Japan by storm was forgotten after a few weeks (thanks). Today, Pepsi has released their new summer flavor called Blue Hawaii. The taste? This time Pepsi went with fruits as opposed to a vegetable. It tastes like a mix between pineapple and lemon. […] More

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    Japanese bath phones for women

    SoftBank has just announce a launch of new mobile phones for the summer. Eight of the twelve new phones are geared for the female consumer. After conducting a survey to find out what features women were looking for in cell phones, Softbank discovered that a waterproof cell phone was at the top of the list. […] More

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    Japanese parents are the new Godzilla

    A primary school in Japan put on a play of Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs that featured 25 Snow Whites, but no dwarfs or wicked witches were in sight. What happened? The parents of the children didn’t feel it was fair for only one child to get to play Snow White. So rather than […] More

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    Tokyoflash: Unique Japanese Watches

    I first heard about Tokyoflash in a podcast I listen to called Japancast. They were giving away a watch as a first place prize. Whenever they were trying to describe the watch on air to listeners, they always had a difficult time explaining the appearance. Usually Japancast just told you to go to their website […] More

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