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[21 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Change Your Fate: Burn Palm Lines!

How are the palm lines on your hand like? Is it good or bad? For me people say that I will have a long life, etc. I can’t remember the rest, but I do remember another one about having a good husband or something o.o

TV Tokyo’s “Ariehen Sekai” introduces a plastic surgeon in South Korea who uses a laser to alter the palm lines of patients who think their hands are unlucky:

This is done so as to change your luck in employment.. But I highly doubt that these methods will …

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[19 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Pan-kun Cleans House

Pan-kun returns with some cleaning up tricks. Previously he was impressed with some magic tricks, and today, he’s helping to clean the house ^^.

James seemed to be having a hard time in controlling Pan-kun ^^”. Love to have an animal who would help clean up my house! So sweet of Pan-kun to give James a massage after the “end-of-year cleaning”!
Source: Japan Probe

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[15 Dec 2009 | 7 Comments | ]
Japan Blood Types

As seen over at Shibuya246, the signboard states that A is the most common blood type, with over 40% people having this type.

With the rain out, there is not much to do but maybe go find a seat in the blood bank. Right now, it looks like they have a shortage of all types of blood. The sign says 大ピンチ, dai pinchi or “in a large (pinch) bind”.
What blood type are you? You can check out this article on the Japanese blood type theory for the character’s traits. How true …

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[14 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Illegal Dog Breeding

Dog breeding operation failed when this company did not obtained the proper license and the legally required measures to prove that it had given all the dogs in the enclosure vaccinations for rabies. There are about 200 dogs in the building, even the roof has dogs! O_O

When they can’t find buyers for certain dogs, those dogs are euthanized. About 50 dogs per year are killed in this manner.
Residents have been complaining about the noise and smells generated by the business for 10 years, but the local government hasn’t done much …

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[10 Dec 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Station Master Cat In Christmas Costume!

What are the chances of spotting a cat in a Christmas costume? It’s not a common sight to spot animals wearing outfits for various occasions, but I guess certain animals in Japan, like Tama, the feline station master Of Kishi Station on the Wakayama Electric Railway, will be dressed in the special outfit until Christmas!

Some various video clips to show:

Would you want your pet animal to wear a Christmas outfit? ^^”. Kinda cute but I think it’s too warm ><
Source: Japan Probe

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[8 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Up and Ready in Less Than 5 Minutes #2

Few months back, I posted a clip featuring this guy who could get up and ready within 5 minutes. Today, I bring you washed-up comedian Sekai no Nabeatsu shows off his super fast waking up & getting ready technique!

While Sekai no Nabeatsu has a more filling breakfast, his attire to dress up is easier compared to the other guy. Do check out the other clip! Regardless, both of them are amazing! They can get up and be ready within 5 minutes. I normally take up 1 hour to shower, prepare …

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[5 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Eneloop Kairo Hand Warmers

These hand warmers are leaving Japan, and entering the US Market. Yes, folks in the States can purchase these for the holiday season as gifts!

Sleek and stylish, the egg-style, one-sided ‘eneloop kairo’ KIR-SE1S is available in white or pink, and the double-sided ‘eneloop kairo’ KIR-SL2S is available in silver and pink.  One-sided eneloop kairo will cost $34.99 and deliver up to 4 hours of warmth while the double-sided eneloop kairo will cost $44.99 and deliver 1 to 3 hours of warmth.
I always hate my hands freezing during lessons, and these …

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[3 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
Remote-Controlled Gundams In A Battle

This is a miniature Gundam robots battle, please don’t be upset if you hate Gundam Battles, because this isn’t truely a Gundam Battle, merely a remote-controlled Gundams in a battle XD. I kinda like the model whose head flew off at the start of the battle!

Source: Japan Probe

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[2 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Chocolate Phone

If you love chocolates and you want your phone to be “consumable”, this phone might just be right for you! Only available in Japan, NTT Docomo will have Melty Bitter (Brown) and Melty Strawberry (Pink) clamshell phones for sale. They are “coated” from outside in a way to look like three-dimensional chocolate bars in their winter line-up.

The technical specs are nothing extraordinary, though: 3-inch WVGA ASV screen, 8MP CCD camera, waterproof, 1-seg digital TV tuner, Bluetooth etc.
Only 13,000 units will be made. I’m expecting a really expensive pricing for this …