Japanite! » Japan Today http://japanite.com Offbeat News and Weird Ideas from Japan Tue, 11 May 2010 10:14:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Japanese Dog Gets His Own DVD Film http://japanite.com/japanese-dog-gets-his-own-dvd-film/ http://japanite.com/japanese-dog-gets-his-own-dvd-film/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:20:13 +0000 Japanite Team http://japanite.com/japanese-dog-gets-his-own-dvd-film/

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]]> oto_san_japan_dog_film As we’ve already know, Japanese people loves their pets. It can be their robot dog, or a nice parrot. In recent months many people in Japan fell in love with “Oto-San” – a cute dog from Softbank commercials. Softbank is one of the largest mobile operators in Japan, and it sells the iPhone in the country for instance.

Oto-San is featured in the commercial as the head of a Japanese family and promotes the mobile operator plans. It’s popularity grow so quickly that now Softbank decided to release a DVD with Oto-San daily life. The DVD is scheduled to be released during September.

In order to sign his new movie contract Oto-San has arrived in a limousine to the headquarters of Softbank, and signed the agreement with Softbank president Yuichi Kato. Two scary looking bodyguards escorted him all the way from the limo to the building.

The dog doesn’t come cheap. You will have to cough up $24 for the Dog’s DVD only, and $31 for a DVD plus a lunch box.

You can watch some of Oto-San short commercials here:

And here:

So let’s sum up: A dog is the head of the family and sells mobile phones gets to be the star of a new film. Not bad for an ordinary weird day in Japan.

via [Japan Today]

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]]> step6_p Some people swear that they can fill the rush of caffeine in their blood after a good, strong espresso. But if you want to be sure that you get an energy boost straight to your body, why not try the new Intravenous (IV) drip Cafe in Tokyo – Tenteki10.

After the Mom Cafes, It’s not so surprising to find out what Japanese people do in cafes. In Tenteki10 you will receive a specially formulated IV drip for $76 (8,000 yen). If you want to save a few dollars on your own body, the basic shot costs only $19 (2000 Yen). The menu includes interesting offerings. For example the Blue Pack will fight fatigue and includes anti-oxidants for your skin. The Green Pack will fight toxic substances in your body. The Sports Pack will ensure strong and flexible muscles before training.

The IV drip is given by nurses after answering a short questionnaire, and the whole process takes no more than 10 minutes. A doctor at the place explains that IV drips are necessary for people suffering from exhaustion, insomnia and backaches. The Doctor adds that the IV Drip contains also some preventive medicine. This new clinic cafe reports that 30 people a day are already visiting the place to get their daily dose. Some come with family or spouse.

We truly sympathize with Japanese office workers that suffer from exhaustion at work. Some of them need to visit more than 10,000 adult websites a day.

More: [Japan Today] and Tenteki10 (Japanese)

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