Totally irrelevant info from Japan, the land of the rising sun

Japan is really a heaven for junk food lovers. There are a lot of bizarre and unintentionally hilarious Japanese junk food products out there. Take this one for example.  I bought this box of sweets in my local Japanese shop the other day.

Now, I kid you not my friends, this is a real product sold in Japan.  I’m sure that the name is meant to sound French as the product is a combination of “langue de chat” and chocolate cream. But hey! knock knock!! Are there any English speakers in their marketing department?  Have they ever thought about what it actually sound like in English???

This manufacturer has another variation of the theme.  Honestly…  I’m lost for words.

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, perched on top of several converging tectonic plates. Every time earthquakes strike they are a reminder to the country’s capital, Tokyo, that it is long overdue “a Big One”.

In such an emergency, the most important thing for your survival is the drinking water – but wait, should it be in a bottle or in a can?

Few years ago a company in Shizuoka, Japan has come up with an ingenious idea – Canned Bottled Water!

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A refreshing candy for your throat from a Japanese manufacturer called Teicalo.
This candy is double-layered so that you can enjoy the fruity flavour followed by refreshing minty taste. What’s more, it’s rich in vitamin C.

As for the name, well, I guess it’s from “dew” as in mountain dew but I really think they should’ve stuck to writing the name in Japanese only.

They have dropped this series of products a while ago. I can’t think of any reasons why they should.