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    Gundam slippers are cool

    These gundam slippers bring back a sort of childhood excitement when you are watching tv in early December, and you see for the first time the newest, latest, new toy for the Christmas season. It’s funny how something so simple can be so cool. I know so many people that I can annoy wearing these. […] More

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    Nicotine patch sales soar in Japan

    So what’s the latest thing killing cigarette sales in Japan? No, its not the TASPO cards that are installed on cigarette vending machines. It’s actually the Nicotine patch. Since the Japanese health ministry relaxed restrictions and allowed the sale of the patches over the counter, nicotine patch sales have soared. Takeda Pharmaceutical teamed up with […] More

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    Tomy’s car shaped fish cakes

    What do you get when you combine a popular fish cake manufacturer Odawara Kanko, and a big Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy team up? A very cool fishcake that celebrates both companies. The two companies have created the Tomy Car Kamaboko which just so happens to be shaped in Tomy’s classic toy cars. It’s not […] More

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    Soy milk hot spring, only in Japan

    So what can you do in Hakone Japan that you can’t do anywhere else in the world? Bathe in a huge tub of soy milk. October 12th was the soy milk festival in Japan. To celebrate, an onsen in Hokone Kowakien provided soy milk baths for their guests. I have heard that milk is good […] More

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    Peel a banana complete with voice actress

    You may have seen the countless number of “infinite” toys popping up like endless edamame and the Mugen Peri Peri. Well, banana’s have been given a lot of attention in Japan this year. Trends in Japan talks about the “morning banana diet” that has become a hit and sold more than 700,000 copies. And who […] More

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    Jinsei Tokei – Human Tamagotchi

    Do you remember when Tamagotchi was popular here in America? I’m not afraid to admit it. I had one of the “boy”  Tamagotchi. It was red, and it was actually a male puppy. Even though Tamagotchi is back, and now in color for today’s youth, as an adult, you may not want to be seen […] More

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    Toyota’s Gundam – The i-Foot

    We know Toyota as being the number one car maker here in America. However, what we will never see here in America by the company is so much cooler than just cars. In 2005, Toyota developed the i-Foot robot that offers the “pilot” three-dimensional mobility. Sorta the same concept as the Exoskeleton suit I wrote […] More

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    Make your own erasers good enough to eat

    Bored and need a cool project that will take up a Saturday afternoon? How about making erasers shaped as fast food and sushi in your microwave. Yep, in your microwave. The products are from the Let’s Make Eraser with Microwave line of products. Currently there are 2 sets featured on Jlist, a fast food set […] More

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    Sushi conveyor escalator

    The concept of conveyor belt sushi got its start in 1958 when Yoshiaki Shiraishi had to come up with an idea to keep his understaffed sushi restaurant in business. He was inspired after watching beer bottles on the conveyor line in an Asahi brewery. The concept is still seen today with many restaurants eliminating the […] More

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    Annoy digital creatures with your finger

    Do the Japanese find it fun to stick your finger into a box and play with torment digital beings all in the name of fun? Who doesn’t?! Bandai Japan seems to think so too. They have created this toy called the Tuttuki Bako (Tuttuki Box). . How it works is you stick your finger into […] More

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    Exoskeleton suit now available to public

    Do you have an extra $2,200 a month that you are just looking for something cool to spend it on? How about this stormtrooper white Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) suit. Not only does this suit look impressive, but it will convert your brain signals sensed through the skin into motion. After strapping yourself into it, […] More

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