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Go Out And Smell The Roses - In Tokyo
Sometime the people in Japan are not so weird or bizarre as you might think. Take for example this beautiful event this days: the annual exhibition for rose and gardening is held in Tokyo. More than 250,000 people are expected to attend the International Roses and Gardening Show, which is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary [...]
Japanese Maids are Coming to the US
Up until now longtime Japanite! readers were sure that they will able to see Japanese bizarre ideas only when visiting Tokyo. But some ideas are crossing the ocean and target the unprepared US citizens.
A maid café’ is opened recently is the Royal/T in Culver City near Los Angeles. The café will serve dishes like [...]
A Symphony For Robots And Brass
We all know that Japanese loves robots and that the robots can do all kind of thing for them. They can be our best friends, decide what we watch on TV, or just be stupid and useless. But now they can also play for them in a concert.
Toyota showed a performance by introducing its line [...]
Monkey Business in a Japanese Bar
As you might expect from the title, it involves a monkey that works as a bartender in a bar in Japan. Oh, you haven’t expected this?
Next time you travel to Japan, make sure you take a visit to this bar in Utsunomiya City, in the district of Tochigi.
More: [JapanProbe]
Japanese Record For Sex At Work
It’s no secret that many office workers tend to waste precious employers time, by surfing the Internet. When working long hours, what can be fun than reading some weird news from Japan, for example? Well a Japanese government worker took this one too far.
The 57 years old man has been accused of accessing adult sex [...]
Size Does Matter: Sex At McDonald’s In Japan
Not the usual stuff we get from Japan, but any change is welcome. The Mainichi reports today that three guys and a girl tried to make a adult film in a McDonald’s restaurant in the Saitama Prefecture (kind of a district). (Why not just film in a Mom or a maid cafe?)
The happy foursome were [...]
Japan Vs. Crocs
Well, it’s isn’t the usual weird news about mom cafes from Japan, but it’s seems that the the government of Japan wants to put an end to on of the worst fashion trends in last years: Crocs footwear.
The Trade Ministry of Japan has instructed the maker of Crocs to redesign the shoes. That’s after 65 [...]
A Mobile Call From The Grave
It’s seems like an April Fools joke, but it’s already the third o f April so it isn’t. How would you like to continue and annoy your loved ones - directly from the grave?
Japan tombstone maker, Ishinokoe, is offering now a barcode on tombstones. Pointing your mobile phone camera at the barcode, sends the phone [...]
