published in: Crazy Products
I’m lost for words… The other day I met up with a friend of mine who’d just come back from a trip to Osaka. He said he brought back a pressie that I would just LOVE. Yay! So, I was rubbing my hands in anticipation when he produced a box of sweet. On the box, there was a big friendly looking Manga character that was actually a smiling poo… Read more
published in: Japanglish
A picture taken in a park in clear Winter day.
I’m just wondering what this machine is supposed to do. It’s kinda worrying, though.
Thanks Phil for sending in this picture.
published in: Etcetera
Japan is a crowded country. There are 128 million people crammed into a space not much bigger than the state of California. And most of these people live in cities. This may explain why they are so big on manners.
So five years ago Japan Tobacco Inc., a giant tobacco monopoly in Japan, decided to educate those unruly cigarette smokers with a series of graphic poster campaigns. Some of the ideas they come up with are so outlandish they’re almost untrue. Here are some of my favourites. Read more
published in: Japanglish, Naughty Bits, Only in Japan
Here’s a picture of a mom with her daughters, on their way to their favourite shop in a shopping mall.
Totally unaware of what is printed on her top!
I wonder what her husband’s sweatshirt says…
Can anyone out there make out what the rest says?
Thanks Norio for letting me know about this photo.
published in: Etcetera
A detailed instruction of the correct usage of chopsticks in sushi restaurant. This one is by far the most thorough one I’ve seen. This one is from a sushi restaurant in Minneapolis, USA.