A Japanese Kiss (12 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       31 May 2011       33283

If you are in Japan you can drink from a bottle touching the lips of a celebrity, just like during a kiss.

 

A Japanese Kiss
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Pixilated Clothes and Shoes (30 pics)

Posted in       23 May 2011       9665

Japanese fashion keeps searching for unique ideas, creating the strangest collections ever, just like these pixilated shoes and clothes.

 

Pixilated Clothes and Shoes
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Interesting Japanese Cabbie Signs (31 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       22 Apr 2011       6735

These are some very interesting and rather creative taxi cab signs in Tokyo, Japan. They are all lit up for potential customers and the rest of the world to see. Some of them are also very funny.

 

Interesting Japanese Cabbie Signs
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Swimming Pool Illusion (9 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       19 Apr 2011       9980

These are fake swimming pools in Japan and New York by Leandro Erlich. It looks like a real swimming pool with people swimming in it. Actually, there is only small amount of water and the people are in a room below the swimming pool.

 

Swimming Pool Illusion
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Suicidal Reporter Braves Tsunami For Perfect Photographs (5 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       15 Apr 2011       24978

Some may dub him intrepid, while others may call him foolish, but Japanese reporter Toya Chiba definitely has some balls. He took on the thrashing waves and somehow escaped being crushed by the pinballing cars.

 

Suicidal Reporter Braves Tsunami For Perfect Photographs
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Inside Out Home for Both Cats and Humans (45 pics)

Posted in       6 Apr 2011       7612

One Japanese couple loves its two cats so much that it has decided to build a special Inside Out House for both cats and humans. The project was designed by Takeshi Hosaka Architects who created a home “inside which you feel being outside”.

 

Inside Out Home for Both Cats and Humans
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Jerks of Facebook Who Take on Japan (3 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       15 Mar 2011       11191

Idiots will be idiots!

Jerks of Facebook Who Take on Japan
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Picture of the Day

Posted in PICTURES       15 Mar 2011       7577

The ark above looks the same as the ark below which survived during the WWII bombings from Nagasaki bombing. These are some solid gates (torii) I must say.

 

Picture of the Day
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Japan Disaster in 20 Videos

Posted in       15 Mar 2011       28783

This is a compilation of some of the most terrifying videos about the disaster that recently hit Japan.

Japan Disaster in 20 Videos
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Explosion at Nuclear Power Plant in Japan (48 pics + 1 video)

Posted in PICTURES       12 Mar 2011       25281

After the devastating earthquake and tsunami, which followed afterwards, a huge blast was observed at the Fukushima-Daiichi atomic power plant that caused the radiation leak.

After the earthquake hit Japan, in several of the reactors at the two Fukushima plants the cooling systems failed and “without cooling, the temperature in the reactor core builds, with the risk that it could melt through its container into the building housing the system.” It also causes pressure in the containers where the reactor is situated.

The Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan declared that the amount of radiation released was "tiny." We sure hope so… but could this be another Chernobyl??

After the jump, you’ll also see the most recent photos of the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday.

 

Explosion at Nuclear Power Plant in Japan
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Powerful Earthquake Followed by Tsunami in Japan (32 pics + 4 videos)

Posted in PICTURES       11 Mar 2011       22890

These are photos of the 8.9 earthquake that shook the northeast coast of Japan today. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami and aftershocks like fires and a landslide. Some parts of Honshu were under water when a wave swept ashore.

 

Powerful Earthquake Followed by Tsunami in Japan
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Picture of the Day

Posted in PICTURES       9 Mar 2011       9504

This is the largest wisteria in in Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is dated to c. 1870 and spreads to cover approximately 1,990 square meters (a half acre) as of May 2008.

 

Picture of the Day
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Beautiful Japanese Takeout Meals (24 pics)

Posted in       15 Jan 2011       11937

People in Japan know how to have delicious and beautifully arranged meals in kyaraben style commonly known as “character bento”. Bento is real Japanese art. Every takeout meal is decorated to look like famous anime and manga characters, popular video game heroes, animals, people, flowers or other items. Each bento looks like a real masterpiece that consists of rice, vegetables, and meat or fish packed into variously shaped containers.

 

Beautiful Japanese Takeout Meals
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Modern Japanese Capsule Hotel (41 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       20 Dec 2010       17044

Welcome to the 9 Hours Hotel where you can spend the night sleeping in one of 125 small little capsules called hubs that are only large enough for a person to lie down in for $80. They are quite popular in Japan for commuters who have a need to stay in town overnight. This one is located in Kyoto.

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Where is Batman Now? (14 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       18 Nov 2010       21296

It seems that Batman lives in Japan now. Be attentive, and you’ll see an interesting U.S. Air Force base building on Okinawa that looks exactly like Batman logo.

 

Where is Batman Now?
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Cat Cafe in Japan (39 pics + 1 video)

Posted in PICTURES       20 Oct 2010       10020

In Japan, cat cafes have become very popular since 2004 when the first cat café was opened in Osaka. There you can sit with friends, drink coffee or tea and at the same time you will be surrounded by 20-30 cats.

There are rules to follow in such cafes: first, you need to remove your shoes and put on slippers. Then, when you enter the cafe, one of the employee will sprays your hands with disinfectant. It is forbidden to take photos with flash, to grab tails and to wake sleeping kittens.

It helps a lot to bring some treats with you to lure cats come around you, but when the treat is gone, they will be too.

 

Cat Cafe in Japan (39 pics + 1 video)
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Significant Apartment for Rent (19 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       16 Sep 2010       15119

This three-story building is located in Tokyo, Japan. It has its own name – 63.02º because its facade is inclined 63.02 degrees toward the front road. This allows passersby see a wide and deep view of the house that has a small building of a SOHO (2 and 3 floors) and an apartment for rent (1 floor). This project designed by Jo Nagasaka and Schemata Architecture Office is significant and unique.

 

Significant Apartment for Rent (19 pics)
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Car Unloading Fails (5 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       6 Sep 2010       16228

An attempt to quickly unload these cars failed.

 

Car Unloading Fails (5 pics)
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Travel the Globe in One Afternoon (14 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       23 Aug 2010       7126

An impressive exhibition was opened recently in "Tobu World Square" theme park, which is in Nikko, Japan. The theme park contains over a hundred 1:25 scale models of famous buildings, including UNESCO-designated World Cultural and Heritage Sites, complete with 140,000 1:25 miniature people. You can even find WTC twin towers here.

 

Travel the Globe in One Afternoon (14 pics)
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Japanese Frugal Meal (10 pics)

Posted in       17 Aug 2010       13083

Here are some Japanese business lunches. I do believe it's unfair that these people are the most slender in the world.

 

Japanese Frugal Meal (10 pics)
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Abandoned Japanese Theme Park (52 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       2 Aug 2010       18579

This is Nara Dreamland, an abandoned theme park in Japan. It was built in 1961 and modeled after Disneyland in California. Sadly, it was closed four years ago, in 2006.

 

Abandoned Japanese Theme Park (52 pics)


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Creepy Illustrations for Children Books (36 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       28 Jul 2010       29444

These are the most weird illustrations created by Japanese artist Gojin Ishihara for children books. Most of these images were published in the “Illustrated Book of Japanese Monsters” (1972). Others appeared in different educational and entertaining publications for kids. Most Ishihara’s illustrations look creepy and scary.

 

Creepy Illustrations for Children Books (36 pics)


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Feel Sorry for Your Cell Phone (9 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       28 Jul 2010       10498

This is a creative illustration guide on how you should not use your cell phone. It was created by Japanese carrier NTT Docomo. Though it’s meant for kids, adults can also find it useful and cute.

 

Feel Sorry for Your Cell Phone (9 pics)

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Japanese Dolphin Jumps Out of the Pool (5 pics + 1 video)

Posted in ANIMALS       14 Jul 2010       11760

One dolphin jumped out of the pool during the Dolphin Show in Japan. Of course, he got help. But what if the animal was simply trying to escape?

 

Japanese Dolphin Jumps Out of the Pool (5 pics)

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Very Creative T-Shirts (15 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       5 Jul 2010       17990

The Japanese have a good taste for cool t-shirts. I would like to have one of these creative t-shirts, that’s for sure!

 

Very Creative T-Shirts (15 pics)

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Unusual Playhouse in Japan (19 pics)

Posted in PICTURES       2 Jul 2010       12192

Hakone Pavilion is a very unusual remote wooded playhouse built in Japan. It’s best to visit on a sunny day. See why inside this post ;)

 

Unusual Playhouse in Japan (19 pics)

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