Only In Japan: A Milkshake That Tastes Like Pancakes
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via TokyoMango. Food company Morinaga has a new product on the market: a canned milkshake drink that tastes like their famous pancakes!
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Only In Japan: Limited Edition Coke + Fanta Drink
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Ah, yet another wonderful creation from Japan. Has anyone ever tried mixing Coke and Fanta Orange? I suppose it could be pretty good.
What Has Science Done?! Square Shaped Watermelons? Grapples (Grape + Apple)?!
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I remember seeing Grapples in the Publix down in Miami. The label says it “Looks like an apple. Tastes like a grape.” Has anyone tried this? Or, square shaped watermelons? They must be genetically engineered. I’m not sure if I’d try them. Lol.
Only In Japan: A Slap In The Face Captured In Slow Motion
Posted by vinnykumar | Only In Japan, Random, WTF?! | One CommentHaha… these slow-motion videos are hilarious. Remember the video of people being shot in the face with cupcakes in slow motion?
Illustrations of Post-Apocalyptic Tokyo
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via tokyogenso’s gallery. Some cool illustrations of one artist’s perception of what a post-apocalyptic Tokyo would look like. A little eerie. I just went shopping with my friend in Shibuya 109 last time I was in Tokyo. Hah. More after the break.
Only In Japan: Upscale Burger Kings with "Musical Showers"
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Some new Japanese Burger King restaurants are now implementing “musical showers” in the booths. The booths contain iPod docking stations along with a half-sphere (that goes above the customer’s head) so that the customers can listen to their music as loud as they want without disturbing anyone else. Pretty interesting… I don’t know if I’d bother using it, but it’s pretty cool nonetheless.
Movie Trailer: Arriety: The Borrower (Anime)
Posted by vinnykumar | Movies, Only In Japan | No CommentsFrom Studio Ghibli, the makers of Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind, etc… comes the new movie, Arriety: The Borrower, from Director Hayou Miyazaki’s legendary production studio. The movie is adapted from Mary Norton’s book of the same name and is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. The movie will open in Japanese movie theaters on July 17th.
Haha, this is so weird. They now have banana vending machines in Japan that maintain bananas at their ideal temperature of 55.4 degrees Farenheit, and they are priced at ¥130 (appx. $1.50 USD) a piece or ¥390 (appx. $4.50) for a bunch. Doesn’t make much sense considering bananas generally go bad after about a week or so. Ah well.
Only in Japan: Humping Dog and Peeing Dog Toys
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The last time I went to Japan, I walked into a store and was surprised to see a display of “humping” dog-USB toys. Looks like they’ve now taken it a step further… Up for preorder at the Japan Trend Shop is the Peeing Dog, which is a robotic toy dog designed to replicate the behavior of a dog with a full bladder. After winding it up, it walks, stops, raises its hind leg, takes a pee, and then repeats from the beginning until it’s fuly unwound. The Peeind Dog will be released on July 5, but can be preordered for only $34.00, plus $18.00 shipping & handling.
via forgetfoo. Haha… WTF?! Japanese commercial for “Itchy-Groin Syndrome.”