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TP! Please RT!

May 13, 2010
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We’ve already noted the twittering water meter and the twittering toilet; naturally it was a matter of time before someone twittered from the toilet. Now if this doesn’t prove the [...]

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Death-Defying Diners Shoo Away Safe Sushi

November 30, 2009

For those who like to live dangerously, the pricey Japanese treat Fugu (Puffer fish or Blow fish) has achieved an almost mythological status in adventurous dining. Eating Fugu is synonymous [...]

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You Always Go First at All Nippon Airways

October 8, 2009

Soon, will your airfare include an additional fee for “holding it?” Maybe, now that Japan’s All Nippon Airways has started asking passengers to go to the toilet before boarding because…they [...]

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Deep Meaning in Japanese Game Show

August 8, 2009

Let’s play the guess the game show game! I’ve watched this hyperactive clip several times, and have no idea what’s going in this Japanese game show, except that it involves [...]

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Bandai Bottled Water Fun Enhancer

August 3, 2009

Now that we’re soooo bored with the all clever branding and unusual bottles, leave it to Japanese toy company Bandai to freshen bottled water consumption with their new “magic pet” [...]

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Hello, Kitty – My, How You’ve Grown!

March 14, 2009

Two Japanese favorites–Hello Kitty and bottled water–combine in a tacky package that’s sure to appeal to pre-teens and pervs alike. From the set Japan 2009 by Erika Ray on Flickr.

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Advanced Technology Building Better Water Toys?

March 10, 2009

Economic meltdown or not, progress shall continue unabated in the push for more technologically advanced Japanese toys. “Aqua Dance” from Bandai uses nanotechnology to create a special coating that makes water droplets [...]

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Disaster Dignity: Water Emergency Week Day 5

February 15, 2009

Have you considered that in an emergency, your bath water might “save you from great embarassment?” Kobe, Japan’s website shares real-life experiences of citizens who were victims of the devastating Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake to [...]

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Bad Bottle #16: After the Pastry Water Comes Diet Water

September 15, 2008
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So you splurged on that Pastry Water. Maybe even a case or two. Not to worry, get back in line with zero calorie Diet Water. Just like regular zero calorie water, but with [...]

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Bad Bottle #6: Lettuce buy you a drink

August 9, 2008

There is no niche too small in the Japanese beverage market. I would have liked to have been at the meeting where they tossed this idea around. From the always [...]

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