Awesome Japanese Train Decorations
Japan has painted a number of their trains with some really amazing anime art, including Pikachu, Doraemon and the Anpanman one above.
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Original post by Jill Harness
Archive for Japan
A Freeway Runs Through It
This cool building in Osaka, Japan actually has a freeway going through it.
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Original post by Jill Harness
Cute Yet Bloodthirsty Japanese Mascot Wants You to Donate Blood
That’s Kokoron-chan, a Japanese mascot to inspire people to donate blood. Leave it to the Japanese to spice up a blood donation drive with a cute (and bloodthirsty) mascot that looks a lot like the Kool-Aid Man.
Pink Tentacle has more of Japan’s blood mascots: Link
Original post by Alex
Japanese Man Lives In Airport For No Reason
It sounds like someone took Tom Hank’s role in Terminal too seriously.
Japanese citizen, Hiroshi Nohara, has decided to live in the Mexico City airport for 3 months and with apparently no reason. Since September 2, his home has been in the terminal and he has survived off food and clothing donations from travelers and airport shops lookin for advertising. In his own words, he claims to have no reason for staying so long:
“I don’t understand why I’m here,” he said through a visiting interpreter originally hired by a television station. “I don’t have a reason.”
He is now a minor celebrity in the city, as his refusal to go home has ignited the city’s imagination. Neither Mexican or Japanese authorities have been able to help persuade him to leave and he may stay put until his visa runs out in Early March.
Link Via Tokyo Mango
Original post by Jill Harness
Potato Love
In Boist, Idaho, February 2006, a woman discovered a very unique potato; a heart-shaped potato. Yeap, you heard me, heart-shaped. It’s amazing how it got through the state’s inspection system, as any unique or weird shaped potatoes will be turned into french fries and those which are perfect oval or round-shaped potatoes will be sold in the market. But during Potato Lover’s Month, which is February, this unique potato made it through the “chop chop” and into Linda Greene’s home:
This is Linda Greene with Love Potato, very near her own heart.
So happen that Linda here, loves heart-shaped items, from jewelries to postcards to pendants and anything that is heart-shaped. Well, it seems that this potato has found its new home, loved by this lady.
Its said that Linda placed her precious potato in the basement cupboard and she did mentioned that she was wondering if she plant this potato, […]
Original post by Pamela
The Plier Store
We’ve blogged about the growing number of narrowly focused blogs, but the phenomenon isn’t limited to teh InterWeb. Lisa Katamaya of Tokyo Mango found a store in Akihabara that plies pliers! Link
See also: Tokyo broom store (ignore the part about no customers since 1972 - that’s a hoax) - via Boing Boing
Original post by Alex
Wordy laugh: So funny you might crap in your pants!
Yes! Wordy laugh is back after so long, and boy, I got a lot of craps to share to all FunnyCoolStuff readers today! Let’s see, today’s special word is “crap”. Why? I tell you why. East Asian always got it wrong when they pronounce or spell anything close to “crap”. For example:
Seeing that the product is fireworks, I think they meant “Thunder Clap” which makes sense but this product name would definitely catch more attention. Made in China.
“Handicrapped” or “handicapped”, doesn’t matter when you are showing compassion. Made in Laos.
Personally, I think this is a creative effort by it’s designer. You know, “Famous Scrap” is a little too long and not hip enough, it does seems much cooler with “Famouscrap” and the “s” circled. Well, when you are in Japan, who cares about the word “crap”. Made in Japan.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what “crap” really means, if […]
Original post by Pamela
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