Live In Japan

This is how you learn to wake someone up. From watching others torture one another. On TV. In Japan.

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This is how you expand your stand-up act. From doing jokes about tertris. To doing jokes about UFO Catchers/Crane Games. On TV. In Japan.

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From June 26, major developer Mitsui Home will begin offering an eco-friendly construction option that will reduce yearly home CO2 emissions by up to 42% compared to standard home construction practices.

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“Shava dava,” a jazzy sound reminiscent of scatting in music, is the name of a new beverage from Kirin.

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Here is a surreal take on the fast food stand: Tamachi’s station’s new Eki Tama (“station egg”).

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I was interviewed today on NPR about the influx of Japanese Game Shows on both network and cable television here in the states. The show was ‘The Bryant Park Project’ which we don’t get here in LA but I hope gets here soon. It seems like an NPR for a younger generation which is cool.The […]

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Sven shot these photos and sent them to me, and I assumed immediately that they were from his recent trip out into the countryside. I was wrong.After all the fuss we’ve made lately about vending machines dispensing Smart Cars, to our PingMag Vending Machine Extravaganza, it’s actually a bit shocking to see something so basic […]

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Takara Tomy Wellness has announced plans to release a supplement specifically intended for the ubiquitous salaryman using the image of Shima Kosaku, the protagonist from the immensely popular manga Shima Kosaku.

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This is how you sell computers. By placing cute girls. Into jeopardy. And then making them dance. To communicate. And, it would seem, to sell computers. On TV. In Japan.

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