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Flower Resurrection Service Delivers Zombie Orchids
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Fri, 2010-03-12 04:01
Japanese orchid grower Matsumura Yoran has hit on a way to bring flowers back to life. Beginning this April you can order your franken-flowers, which will soothe your soul without eating your brain.
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Natsuko Tatsumi and Sayuri Otomo sexy cosplay
Submitted by japansugoi on Fri, 2010-03-12 03:43Super sexy Japanese gravure idols Natsuko Tatsumi 辰巳奈都子 (above) and Sayuri Otomo 大友さゆり (below) play doctor in this sexy cosplay video from their hot DVD Caffe Latte.
Natsuko Tatsumi cools down...
Milk Cream Snack Cakes Look Like Cute Cows
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Thu, 2010-03-11 18:32
Please DO have a cow - though the bold bovine pattern on every Fuwamaki Milk snack cake makes them almost too cute to eat.
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Most Japanese find mobile search reasonably useful
Submitted by KenYN on Thu, 2010-03-11 17:58
Unfortunately what this survey by Marsh Inc and reported on by japan.internet.com into mobile search omits is what search provider people are using, but still it is quite interesting to see what people are searching for.
I am back
Submitted by chottom on Thu, 2010-03-11 07:28Dear All,
I am sorry for my long absence. I had to prepare projects for my new job application and to pass a job interview. I got the position (I am starting the new job at 1st of April). So now I have again more free time for the blog.
I am glad to be back :)
Little buzz on Google Buzz in Japan
Submitted by KenYN on Thu, 2010-03-11 05:41
I’ve been hoping such a survey as this one from iBridge Research Plus, reported on by japan.internet.com, on Google services but focusing on just Google Buzz, would appear, as I’ve wanted an excuse to write about Google Buzz.
First maid cafes, now Samurai maid cafes
Submitted by japansugoi on Thu, 2010-03-11 05:19We all know of Maid cafes in Tokyo’s Akihabara district. One of the newest themed bars is the Samurai cafe which capitalizes on the “Sengoku” Boom. The Sengoku Style Cafe & Bar...
Japanese Packaging Design- The Poopy Picker
Submitted by laurelrinkya on Thu, 2010-03-11 01:05
In case you were unsure of what a Poopy Picker is, this packaging design makes it VERY clear, in a pretty gross, but in that uniquely Japan funny way, lol
Eww!
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Sega Home Planetarium Turns Your Bathtub Into A Spaceship
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Thu, 2010-03-11 00:27
A nice, relaxing bath can make you feel like you're floating in space. To complete the experience, set up the the Homestar-Aqua home planetarium on your bathroom floor.
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Nanohana no Ohitashi
Submitted by underpainting on Wed, 2010-03-10 22:16
The nanohana is known as the “mustard flower” in America. The plant is entirely edible, and it is also the source of healthy Canola oil.
Many Japanese have a complex about their stomachs
Submitted by KenYN on Wed, 2010-03-10 17:41
I’m not really sure how the pie chart I have extracted from this survey by iShare into body complexes relates to the subject, but I thought it was interesting enough to graph.
Japanese Slang: Sagging Pants Kill Dreams
Submitted by claytonian on Wed, 2010-03-10 13:58Olympic dreams that is. I don't watch sporting events, even the Olympics, but escaping news of the pants-sagging scandal was impossible if you live in Japan. In Japan, they call sagged pants 腰パン (koshi-pan) which is made from the words koshi (hip) and pan (pants). Another slang word for this, when it is unintentional, is ハミパン (hami-pan, from hamiwoderu [jut out of bounds] and pantie).
J News Pic: The Best Bobsled this Side of Jamaica
Submitted by claytonian on Wed, 2010-03-10 13:56
Click to see more pics and Japanese Ramen
Submitted by Shibuya246 on Wed, 2010-03-10 09:28
Nothing like a good bowl of hot ramen in the middle of a winter matsuri.
Linda Linda Linda Japanese movie and punk anthem
Submitted by japansugoi on Wed, 2010-03-10 02:09Linda Linda Linda is a great Japanese movie. The 2005 production is about 4 Japanese high school girls in rural Japan who form a band so they can perform at the upcoming school festival. The film...
Godzilla & Hamtaro Wasabi YJ Item!
Submitted by laurelrinkya on Tue, 2010-03-09 23:08
Kawaii Hamster in Godzilla clothing!!
Brand new, unopened on YJ now!
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Snoopy Flying Ace USB Hub Can Be Yours For Peanuts
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Tue, 2010-03-09 21:00
Not really "peanuts", but what goes together better than Snoopy and Peanuts? How about your computer and this cool, 3-port USB hub that evokes everyone's favorite beagle at his Red Baron-busting best?
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iPhone outselling all individual netbook vendors
Submitted by KenYN on Tue, 2010-03-09 18:11A recent survey from goo Research, reported on by japan.internet.com, into mobile devices (the fourth time this regular survey was conducted) found that the iPhone far outsold ASUS’s Eee PC, the top netbook.
Demographics
On the 9th of February 2010 1,080 members of the goo Research monitor group completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 53.1% of the sample were male, 17.0% in their teens, 18.7% in their twenties, 21.2% in their thirties, 16.5% in their forties, and 26.6% aged fifty or older.
Yamanote Line Automatic gates
Submitted by Shibuya246 on Tue, 2010-03-09 11:51
Looking back at the Yamanote Line train as it approaches the platform and the test gate section.
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Japanese sign – Be careful of the elevator door
Submitted by japansugoi on Tue, 2010-03-09 09:09This Japanese sign ドアにふれると危険です basically warns little kids to be very careful of the lift (elevator) door.
Minute Maid TV commercials in Japan
Submitted by japansugoi on Tue, 2010-03-09 06:04Minute Maid ミニッツメイド (owned by CocaCola) does a lot of advertising in Japan. Here are some of their cute TV commercials for their various fruit drinks
Minute Maid Japan TV Commercials
Entertainment Cafe Pink Big Pig in Kabukicho
Submitted by japansugoi on Tue, 2010-03-09 04:32No, Pink Big Pig located in Kabukicho, Shinjuku, Tokyo is not some kind of sleazy fetish bar but a Pork themed restaurant, lounge and karaoke complex . The restaurant has a buffet that features...
Ultra-light RC Model Plane Floats Like A Butterfly
Submitted by Steve Levenstein on Mon, 2010-03-08 22:23
Light as a soap bubble and almost as fragile, the radio-controlled model airplane sent aloft by Japanese hobbyists proves that when it comes to flying, less can be more.
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Japanese Item Revealed!
Submitted by laurelrinkya on Mon, 2010-03-08 19:00
Easy one, a clip! 609 yen item price, via Rinkya Stores!
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Premium Japanese brands preferred for mini-notebooks, netbooks
Submitted by KenYN on Mon, 2010-03-08 17:35
In the US and the UK I get the distinct impression that the netbook market is in a rush for the bottom, but here in Japan, premium-priced mini-notebooks seem to be the norm according to this recent survey from Media Interactive reported on by japan.internet.com.
