Weird sky in Tokyo
I took these pictures by the end of August. Don’t you see anything weird here? The shadow in the sky is a straight line. What that shadow ....
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“Kobe eyes tattoo ban at Suma beach after marijuana case”
From today's Japan Today: Totally ridiculous on so many (visual and other) levels...The Kobe municipal government is considering banning peo....
 from  Visual Anthropology of Japan   [Profile]
Don Quijote Shibuya
Welcome to another message brought to you by Shiranwa. This time we have Don Quijote! For those of you who don’t know ab....
 from  Yonasu   [Profile]
Bicycle Madness
Here is a problem in Japan, illegally parked bicycles. No matter how many spaces that local governments & train companies provide, lazy ....
 from  JDonuts   [Profile]
Gakuen Angel Cosplayers
These two said they were cosplaying Gakuen Angel. Either this is some major underground manga/anime or I must have heard wr....
 from  Yonasu   [Profile]
Hot… Err… Cold Japanese Underwear
Sometimes (well, often times), you look at the Japanese culture and think “gosh, Japan is really weird.” This is probably one of those ....
 from  Tofugu   [Profile]
CLOCKMAN
Lo and behold! CLOCKMAN is in the house! The world’s friendliest alarm clock by Takara Tomy. CLOCKMAN is, simply put, a ....
 from  Yonasu   [Profile]
Baobab Pepsi
Every summer Pepsi Japan releases a new, certainly weird, flavour just for the summer.For the summer of 2010 (that's twenty ten, not two tho....
 from  JDonuts   [Profile]
“Casio to launch digital camera for girls”
From today's Japan Today:Casio Computer Co. said Tuesday it will release a digital camera aimed at young female users on Sept. 10, featuring....
 from  Visual Anthropology of Japan   [Profile]
The Smoking Weightlifter
When I saw these pictures, I couldn't help myself. The sight of this absurdity made me want to start blogging again.The image of a bald head....
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Go Ahead, Make My Day
I know what you’re thinking. “Did he fire six shots or only five?” Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Gaijin Tonic: The Movie?
After the amazing, star-making success of my previous forays into the Japanese movie business (appearing for a half a second, out of focus, ....
 from  Gaijin Tonic   [Profile]
Kawaii Wrist Cutting
In Japan, there are ways to do literally everything in the cutest way possible. You probably can’t go more than 10 feet a....
 from  Yonasu   [Profile]
Tokyo Booze Bulletin
The latest act of one-upmanship between the Asahi and Kirin super-breweries comes from Asahi, who have decided to compete in the convenience....
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“Paul the ‘psychic’ octopus tips Spain to beat Germany”
Photo and text borrowed from The Local, 7/6/10.I saw a picture of this octopus before and my friend Bastian was kind enough to explain the c....
 from  Visual Anthropology of Japan   [Profile]
Otaku Screen Cleaner
It seems that Dell monitors are now using scratch and sniff technology. Image source: Sankaku Complex Share the love: lon....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Weird Globalization?
So there I was, at a Mexican restaurant in Cologne, Germany, eating Mexican food and drinking a southern-USA cocktail, brought to me by a wa....
 from  Visual Anthropology of Japan   [Profile]
Wasabi and Roller Coasters
For some people, super tall and scary roller coasters just don’t cut it, the excitement isn’t good enough. So to make....
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Lost in Translation? Or Just Ethnocentric?
Today as I was signing out from my hotmail account I saw how Bing was highlighting some "humorous" and "difficult" cross-cultural "challenge....
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Weird Japan? How about Weird Germany?
Image borrowed from The Local, 14 June 2010.OK, this story is so out there, I couldn't resist posting it on the blog. We always hear so much....
 from  Visual Anthropology of Japan   [Profile]
Japanese Wolverine Cosplay Fail
More cosplay gone wrong, well more than the Top 10 Cosplay Fails anyways. Looks like his membership at the Tokyo Rockabilly Club was rejecte....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Hard Gay
Japanese comedian Masaki Sumitani is not just gay, he’s “Hard Gay”. Best known under his performing name of “Razor Ramon Hard Gay....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Baby Mop
Check out the video below for a crazy Japanese innovation that turns your baby into a cleaning device. An excerpt from the print ad: There....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Chikan Paradise
Where do all of the people who pack onto the fail train go? Why, to the Summerland Wave Pool in Tokyo of course -- where you can Coolio your....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Hello Kitty In Bondageland
Thanks to Rin who pointed out that the black-masked Hello Kitty cosplay fail from the Top 10 Cosplay Fails is actually an actor promoting th....
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This Video Cannot Be Unseen
Welcome to Japan. The place where it is normal for gay porn star wrestlers, who are also transformers, to chase lesbian rabbits in yellow st....
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Watch Out For UFO’s!
Seen on a street in Tokyo. Either they have a problem with UFO’s in the area or it’s time to check your smoke detector. Thanks nateola. ....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Sea Chicken Star Wars
The Tuna is strong in this one. Below is a video to the 1978 “Star Wars” sea chicken commercial by Japanese canned food producer Hagorom....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Broken Wear WTF!
Meanwhile, in Japan… The video below is Broken Wear by Red Parka. A serious WTF! Check it out to make sense of the following paragraph. Br....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
Take Anything You Want
From the makers of I Have A Bad Case Of Diarrhea comes an English lesson on how to beg for your life to be spared when confronted by two ban....
 from  loneleeplanet   [Profile]
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