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		<title>Japan Maid Cafes &#8211; The Male Version</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 20:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maid cafes are very popular in Japan. You may not be familiar with the strange and weird coffee drinking custom of this country &#8211; But you can simply guess that in this cafes the coffee is served by waitresses that are dressed as maids. If you want to read more about it, check out Michael [...]

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px 40px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" src="http://www.japanite.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/tokyo-otaku-cafe.jpg" border="0" alt="Tokyo_Otaku_cafe" width="287" height="230" align="right" /> Maid cafes are very popular in Japan. You may not be familiar with the strange and weird coffee drinking custom of this country &#8211;  But you can simply guess that in this cafes the coffee is served by waitresses that are dressed as maids. If you want to read more about it, check out <a href="http://www.michaelmckinlay.com/2008/04/03/maid-cafes-in-japan/" target="_blank">Michael McKinley</a> reports on this bizarre phenomenon.</p>
<p>If maid cafes are new to you (and even if they don’t) you might be surprised to know that the Japanese have taken it a step ahead. The new trend is drag maid cafes where men are dressed as maids.</p>
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<p>They are dressed as women and greet customers as women, but they are not. The cafes can be found in the Akihabara districts in Tokyo – which the technology district. The neighborhood attracts the Japanese otaku, the young people that are admiring anime, manga and video games. And it seems that are willing to pay more for this service.</p>
<p>Watch the full video for more:<br />
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<p>And if you want mom to serve you coffee &#8211; Then Tokyo also got <a href="http://www.japanite.com/2008/04/14/mom-as-your-waitress/" target="_self">a place for you</a>.</p>


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		<title>Recycle Used Gadgets And Get Some Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After recycling used false teeth for gold, the new trend in Japan is “Urban Mining”- or getting precious metals out of used gadgets and electronic products. The high rise in the price of precious metals, such as gold and silver, makes this new habit quite profitable. The gold can be sold to jewelers and the [...]

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<p>After <a href="http://www.japanite.com/2008/03/29/next-on-your-recycling-list-used-teeth/" target="_blank">recycling used false teeth</a> for gold, the new trend in Japan is “Urban Mining”- or getting precious metals out of used gadgets and electronic products.</p>
<p>The high rise in the price of precious metals, such as gold and silver, makes this new habit quite profitable. The gold can be sold to jewelers and the other metals can be used for new electronic products.</p>
<p>If you get a ton of ore from a gold mine, you only get 5 grams (0.18 ounces) of pure gold. If you have a ton of used cell phones well you are rich. You can get up to 150 grams (5.3 ounce) of gold.</p>
<p>But it seems that only 10-20 percent of the cell phones ever reach recycling, causing the recycling companies to import used electronics from Singapore and Indonesia. Maybe it’s time to recycle some <a href="http://www.japanite.com/2008/04/16/the-official-useless-and-stupid-robot-contest/" target="_blank">useless robots instead?</a></p>
<p>Source: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080427/tc_nm/japan_metals_recycling_dc;_ylt=AuiySZzlzKSVz.k_m_Nkm7EjtBAF" target="_blank">[Yahoo News]</a></p>


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