Do me a favor. Go find a cat. Pick up that cat. Wrestle its furry body into your arms and burrow your nose into its soft head. You smell that? Do you smell … anything? Does it smell good? Would you pay any amount of money to smell like that because you love it and […]
For the record, I love cats. I have a cat. I enjoy my cat for what she’s worth, which is sleeping on my bed and throwing up her dinner every now and then and walking away from it. She’s a delight, because pets are good for the body, the soul, the whatever. You’d think that this […]
The following video is a bit hard to explain, but trust us, you will at first be perplexed, then mesmerized, and then in fits of laughter. It’s a demonstration of how to use Japanese inflatable, uh, boobies. Stick them on your shirt, and when you burst the inner packet, some chemical reaction occurs to make […]
A geisha girl and a samurai warrior: these are the stereotypes Mattel used for Japanese Ken and Barbie dolls. Barbie is dressed as a geisha with lotus blossoms in her hair, a gold fan, and some gladiator heels which are badass-looking, but I’m thinking not particularly Japanese. Ken is dressed as a bare-chested samurai warrior […]
According to the Kyodo news agency, the popular Japanese school activity kumitaiso, gymnastic displays of human pyramids, is being put in check in order to reduce serious injuries. Education Minister Hiroshi Hase, a former professional wrestler, told reporters that new safety rules would be put in place by March. You know things are out of hand when a ex […]
Meet Nisan, a 37-year-old man who lives with his parents outside a suburb of Toyko. Now meet his girlfriend Nemu, who is about 12 years old. Nisan’s girlfriend isn’t a real 12-year-old girl, fortunately. She’s a body pillow with a picture of an X-rated anime character on it, from a game called Da Capo. Nisan […]
All hail our cat goddess! Japanese cat idol, Tama, was a stationmaster cat (natch) who attracted tourists and became world-famous, contributing to the rejuvenation of the struggling railway company Wakayama Electric Railway. Sources say she also helped significantly boost the struggling local economy surrounding the Kishi Station in western Japan. The calico cat was appointed […]
