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1/26/16

The Simpsons Invade China & Go Global

For decades, Japan's Hello Kitty icon has been the world's leading soft power fictional character seen across the globe and is now the centerpiece of the current worldwide "kawaii" sensation. And since 1974, Sanrio has made everything imaginable with some form of the world's cutest little white Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow. Recently, Sanrio even made a Hello Chucky doll and it sold out in less than 48 hours.

But that is now about to be challenged by America's most lovable and comical family from the fictional town of Springfield - The Simpsons. On Friday 20th Century Fox announced that the world's first Simpsons store will open in Beijing, China in March with an additional store opening in Shanghai in June. Following that will be a global expansion of up to 100 stores. This announcement comes after The Simpsons were previously banned in 2006 for a controversial episode about Homer visiting China.

Here is a recent CNN News video on this development:

Could this be the proverbial last nail in the communist coffin? Maybe.

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Because China "HFC Hitler Fried Citizens"

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1/15/16

Because Taiwan: The Church of The Glass Slipper

For centuries, Japan has religiously worshiped the steel phallus. And then, partly as a result of all of that hard work, in 2006 Kurara Chibana won the Miss Universe title in her famous Ninja High Heels.

So, not to be outdone by any of that, and in an effort to attract more female members to its congregation, we now have Taiwan's new wtf spectacular development of the church of the glass slipper now completed and about to open next month:

It is tempting to make fun of this, but since it is an actual church of some kind or another I will tread lightly as blasphemy will mean the eternal damnation of my sole. ;)

Related:

DPRK Female Soldiers in Uniforms & High Heels!

9/8/13

Vice Japan's "Korean Poo" Show Upsets Koreans

Via 3Yen News Japan September 8, 2013

Vice Japan's Korean Poo Upsets Koreans

In a recent Vice Japan episode, investigative reporter Yuka Uchida traveled to Seoul to visit Dr. Lee Chang Soo a traditional Korean medicine doctor in order to try human feces wine or "Ttongsul" (똥술) which has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. According to Uchida, Dr. Soo is one of the last Korean physicians who prescribes and makes Korean Poo wine for his patients.

This episode also includes a visit to the Toilet Culture Park in Suwon. This unusual public garden/museum includes many amusing statues and ancient toilets from centuries ago. It is explained how servants would use these hand-held scoops to collect the King's feces. Once done, the first servant would test the odor and the second servant would also smell it and even eat some of the King's shit in order to get a more accurate health level! This was done despite not knowing exactly what healthy excrement was supposed to taste like. (?) O_O

Next up is Mr. Toilet House. Included here is a collection of mini statues of human beings squatted down in the process of practicing the ancient Korean tradition of outdoor defecation. Three of the statues are reported to be of the Buddha, Eve, and Jesus himself!

So to summarize, we have an "investigative reporter" who said "it was hard to find reliable information online". Also, with no fact checking at all, she claimed that Dr. Soo is "one of the last Korean physicians who prescribes and makes Korean Poo wine for his patients." And, according to the Toilet Culture Park manager, long ago, servants would sniff and taste samples of Korean Kings' excrement even though it was not known what healthy feces should taste like.

Riiiiiiiiiigghhtt!

(Does anyone want to buy a river-front condo inside the DMZ?)

NOPE!


Yuka then gets a call from the good Doctor saying that his bowel movement brew was now ready. Can Yuka drink it? Let's see how that goes:



Well, the broadcast of this episode on Chosun TV stirred up quite a shit storm of negative reactions and anger from some Korean viewers according to Kotaku. Is anyone surprised by that?

See also:

Poop steak, from Japan of course

White is Beautiful: Japanese beauty with bird poop powder

Japanese Bikini Girls Playing in Shit

WTF Japan: TOTO's Toilet Poop Bike

The great Golden Turd of Tokyo

5/29/13

New Gin No Sara TV Commercial



A couple days ago, KreativMagazin a Hungarian Kreatív marketing and communication magazine, released a very entertaining new Japanese TV commercial entitled "Japanese Advertising's Best Kept Secrets". At first, it appears to be what it is titled as, but then we find out...



Well known for years by it's many funny and brilliant TV commercials, Gin No Sara is a nationwide sushi delivery company that has 365 stores all over Japan. The above is actually a compilation of several new TV commercials for this company. You can see all the short ones only in Japanese at Gin No Sara CM. For more info please visit their official Japanese website.



See also:

WTF Japanese Milk Commercial #2

Tommy Lee Jones Acts Like a Boss for Suntory

2/26/13

Update on "Racism in Japan" Video by Medama Sensei

Update on Racism in Japan Video by Medama Sensei

Today Medama Sensei aka. "Miki Dezaki" released a follow up video to his controversial "Racism in Japan" clip of his classroom lesson about Japanese discrimination. After that class, his students were enlightened, there were no complaints from anyone and the vice principal of his school even said that he wished more students could have attended Dezaki's lesson.
“The reaction was so positive,” he said. "These kids have heard the stories of their parents being discriminated against by the mainland Japanese. They know this stuff. But the funny thing is that they weren’t making the connection that that was discrimination.”
But when he uploaded that lesson as a video to Youtube last week, it turned more than a few heads and generated a very negative backlash from some right-wing, racist Japanese netizens known as the "netouyu" or "nettouyoku" (ネット右翼) who even sent him death threats:
“I recently made a video about Racism in Japan, and am currently getting bombarded with some pretty harsh, irrational comments from Japanese people who think I am purposefully attacking Japan,” [snip]

"If I should have anticipated something, I should have anticipated the netouyu,” said Dezaki.

Here is Dezaki's original "Racism in Japan" video:



And here is today's release "Racism in Japan Part 2":



The netouyu created quite a stir by hacking into Dezaki's social networks and then by contacting his previous employers, local politicians and Okinawa’s board of education and complained about Dezaki's video through numerous telephone calls. This reaction also earned him a write up featured in the Washington Post. Dezaki is an American English teacher in Okinawa who previously gained some notoriety with his other videos entitled “What Americans think of Japan”, "Sh*t Japanese Girls Say", "Hitchhiking Okinawa" and "Being Gay in Japan".

Be sure to see more of Mike Dezaki's interesting videos here.

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2/24/13

"Japanese Tour Guide" w/ Tom Green



Last Fall Canadian comedian Tom Green accompanied some Japanese tourists in Los Angeles as a "Japanese Tour Guide". In this short segment for the Tom Green Show we see how he spoke some very wacky and funny WTF Japanese and had a lot of fun with the happy travelers.



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2/4/13

New Furby Japanese TV Commercial?!?!

New Furby Japanese TV Commercial?!?!

Popular Youtuber Mike Diva recently went to Japan and saw this very OMFG WTF new Furby Japanese TV commercial! It begins as a 'normal' cute and KAWAII "Space Furby" ad. But then about halfway through, suddenly the TV screen starts going fuzzy, and we then see little Furby burning on fire!!!

New Furby Japanese TV Commercial?!?!

Then, suddenly, Furby is on a demonic sacrificial altar!!!

New Furby Japanese TV Commercial?!?!

Is this the end of Furby? How did Japanese TV become so evil and exciting? This has to be seen to be believed:



See more of Mike Diva's very entertaining videos here.

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Julie Watai's Furby Toy Video

2/1/13

WTF Japan Zoo Escape Drill w/ Zebra?!?!

WTF Japan Zoo Escape Drill w/ Zebra?!?!
A zebra is on the loose at Tokyo's Tama Zoo, and some 60 staff are primed and ready to try and catch him.

On Friday approximately 60 staff members at the Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo, Japan conducted its annual WTF Zoo Earthquake Drill with Some Dork Wearing an Escaped Zebra Animal Outfit. The emergency setting is that there was a big earthquake that destroyed a wall next to the zebra cage. The zebra then broke free and the staff evacuated the park. Then the staff surrounded the escaped animal and shot it with a tranquilizer dart, which made the convict public pet go to sleep. Then the escapee was recaptured. Here is a short bizarre BBC News video of this somewhat very unusual safety drill entitled "This Is Just About the Weirdest Thing We've Seen All Day":



For more information, please refer to the recent history of the popular Tama Zoo Escape Drill. A similar annual exercise is also conducted at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

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From Emotionless Japan "Tailly" Is Unveiled

Japanese Cats Ears For "Communication"

1/20/13

Tommy Lee "Net Alien" Jones Returns to Japan!

Tommy Lee Net Alien Jones Returns to Japan!

Last year we thought that Tommy Lee Jones had done his final Japanese TV commercial for Suntory's Boss Coffee. But, now, SURPRISE! We were wrong and Tommy Lee "Net Alien" Jones has returned to Japan to star in this new funny WTF Japan Boss coffee commercial!

Tommy Lee Net Alien Jones Returns to Japan!In this chapter of the ongoing seven-year saga, TLJ is working as a pizza delivery guy slowly flying through the neighborhood. He finds the apartment for the pizza delivery with his super human night-vision eyesight. Then suddenly Tommy Lee gets spotted by a guy (comedian Hiroki Konno) with a digital camera who just took a video of him in action. Then that video of TLJ as the flying "Space Alien Pizza Delivery Guy" gets uploaded to Youtube. The video goes viral and becomes very popular in Japan and then the rest of the world.

Tommy Lee Net Alien Jones Returns to Japan!A few days later, Tommy Lee is going on another delivery and he's followed by a crowd of netizens with smartphones and cameras ready! The "Space Alien Pizza Delivery Guy" then tries to frighten the crowd but it doesn't work and they say "ooooh" and "aaaah". The rest of the commercial features a popular "Handstand Cat" so check it out!



Related:

Tommy Lee Jones Acts Like a Boss for Suntory

Tommy Lee "Space Alien" Jones in Outer Space

12/14/12

From Emotionless Japan "Tailly" Is Unveiled

From Emotionless Japan Tailly Is Unveiled

In the past two years or so, we have seen some really creative, high-tech Japanese "communication" devices unveiled like Japan's New Communication w/ Yourself Invention, Japanese Cats Ears For "Communication" and Japanese Virtual Web Sex Technology which features the "PenisTron" and a "Communication Hole Rider" that allows users to anonymously experience virtual sex via the internet. It's all somewhat complicated but apparently we humans "can still have sex because it's just data." O.O

Now a company known as Kiluck, which handled the production of the “necomimi” or "cat's ears", brings us the all new excitement communication device known as "Tailly", the tail that wags when you get excited! This has to be seen to be believed:



From Kiluck's official kickstarter page we found the following description: "Tailly is a wearable wagging tail which reacts to the user’s heart rate. When you wear Tailly, you’ll radiate cuteness and happiness!"

Mmmmmkkkaaaayyy, so what about just smiling, laughing and actually saying your true feelings instead?

Nope.

Why?

Because Japan.

We expect this device to become very popular, very quickly in Japan when released. It will be available in various colors:

From Emotionless Japan Tailly Is Unveiled

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WTF Japanese Yahoo Auction of The Earth!

Because Japan: Japan Automatic Door Co.

12/8/12

Flying Japanese Salarymen To The Rescue!

Flying Japanese Salarymen To The Rescue!

Japan is good at defying the law of gravity. You may recall the Natsumi Hayashi- internet's most attractive levitating lady
Yowayowa Camera Woman aka Natsumi Hayashi who first started out with Japanese cat photos and then become the internet's most attractive levitating lady!


Now Rocket News 24 has reported on some Flying Japanese Salarymen To The Rescue!

Flying Japanese Salarymen To The Rescue

Actually this is part of a new photo album entitled "Flying Has Changed My Life – Solaryman" by award-winnning photographer Yuki Aoyama on sale on December 12th for 1260 yen (US $15.33). About this latest collection, Aoyama said this:
After the Tohoku earthquake last year, I put my photography project on hold, but continued to upload photos of flying salarymen that I had already taken to Twitter and other Internet sites. My photos were reblogged and shared thousands of times and gained a lot of buzz all over the Internet. At the same time, Japan was facing hard times after the earthquake, its people at a standstill. I thought maybe if people saw my photos of energetic office workers, happily flying through the air, it would lift everyone’s spirits and inspire the people of Japan to persevere through a difficult time.

To me, this was just one of thousands of photographing projects I’ve taken on, but to everyone else, it was a once in a lifetime opportunity that would turn into a lasting memory. With that in mind, the workers I photographed earnestly tried their best while having their picture taken.

You can purchase this and other photo albums by Yuki Aoyama on his internet store. And be sure to see more of Aoyama's work on his official website.

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Young Japanese Girls Sucking Door Knobs

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11/3/12

WTF Japanese Yahoo Auction of The Earth!

Japanese Yahoo Auction of The Earth!

Via Rocket News 24 November 1, 2012

It has long been known that in fact the earth was originally made in Japan. Also, we all know that in the past, Japan has built some really crazy things. For example back in 1993, Japan installed a new ocean right next to the old ocean in Japan! That worked well for a while. Then just last year, Japan installed a new world in Japan! So now it only makes sense that a Japanese seller is running an online Yahoo auction of The Earth itself!

Product Image:

Japanese Yahoo Auction of The Earth!

And below is a Google translation Google Engrish generation of the product description:

The earth is yours God will come out to dream again, this before. Since I Sell said. The exhibit is the body of the earth. We exhibited this in tears because of the lack of money. Do you want to own the earth things too? I have also set unprecedented speedy. Please consult the shipping method. Thank you that do not know there was something in the question. Tender who prank, our excellent collection agents will always ask. Please let us know as soon as possible in case of cancellation. Because I do not want the trouble as possible. Because those who do not cancel the tender considered proof of purchase intention is confirmed from the question column - from God - that there is no proof of purchase intention please purchase intention from the question column m bidders (__) m with God evaluation in consultation than 10, those over 5% might cancel bid or bad evaluation. Well even if it is what I say ... the last time was very sorry for the inconvenience to everyone with a great deal of new asshole shit you do not read the air. (Minutes added 16:22, October 30, 2012) There is no speedy now ... Oh (additional 57 minutes at 10 October 31, 2012) purchased within one hour after the successful bid including early termination because there are many tender Rashiki bid prank too If you can not I will cancel the message of making a bid by the highest bidder convenience. Please bid on your note (additional 38 minutes at 11 October 31, 2012) does not answer to the same contents. Sense to ask the questions on the Q & A was perusing all. (Additional 59 minutes at 17 October 31, 2012) is no longer interesting because you have reached the limit amount bid. Secretariat like yahoo, Suka What should I do? (Added 23 hours 25 minutes 31 October 2012) when you go to bed 50 minutes ... 23 I'm sorry. (Additional 33 minutes at 8:00 on November 1, 2012) I think what everyone Secretariat Yahoo auction bid of this energy, does not help anything? Thank you consider (additional 08 minutes at 0 November 03, 2012) I'm sorry. Please ask your questions on the person doing the similar products and questions because of the bad condition I had a flu vaccination me. I think tomorrow will be slow because it is after a long break. Thank you consider. (19:01 minutes added November 04, 2012) Please tender only so please buy really came also reduced bid mischief soon. I've been too tired to work tender cancellation. Thank you.


This auction of The Earth will continue for two more days. As of this writing, the current bid is at 20,500 yen ($255.42). However, that amount could change at any minute as the seller stipulates that each bid must include a message from the buyer that expresses a serious intent to actually purchase the Earth. If it doesn't happen, then the seller will start the auction all over again at 69 yen ($0.86). For more information, please refer directly to the official Japanese Yahoo Auction page.

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10/9/12

Japanese JR Jingles For Train Lovers



Via shibuyaonthebeach October 9, 2012

For all of you train otakus lovers, we just now discovered an impressive collection of Japanese JR jingles! Featured amongst this set are some classical music tunes that have been done over in pure Japanese Kawaiiology! Here are just a few of those remade vintage melodies:







Now before you ask "WTF Japan?" remember all of these tunes are now in use on a daily basis at JR train stations throughout the nation. But if you really want to experience the full effect, visit the Yamanote Line Music Library to hear all arriving and departing songs for each station on one of the world's most busiest train lines.

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9/29/12

WTF KFC Japan Sells Chicken w/ Watermelon?

WTF KFC Japan Sells Chicken w/ Watermelon?

Via Japan Is Weird

At first look through Western eyes, this photo of a KFC Japan'a Colonel Sanders statue holding a watermelon slice appears to be somewhat racist. And, of course, there is no racism in Japan because there is only one race in Japan, right? Well, to be fair it is customary for Japanese to eat watermelon during the blazing heat of the summers. So whaddya think?

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8/17/12

Japan's "Brain Disco" Kicks Out Boring DJs

Japan's Brain Disco Kicks Out Boring DJs

Did you ever go to a club and leave soon because the DJ's music sucks? Well, you don't have to run away anymore. The same company that brought us the very popular magical thinking cap known as "Necomimi" Japanese Cats Ears For "Communication", neurowear has teamed up with Qosmo for an all new wacky brainwave scanning device known as the Brain Disco! What is a "Brain Disco"? Well, perhaps it is best understood in the manufacturer's own words:
neurowear, teamed up with Qosmo (http://qosmo.jp/), developed "Brain Disco", where DJ must maintain audiences' "attention", measured with brainwave sensors, in order to keep DJing. If the average attention value remains less than a given threshold, DJ gets kicked out. The first Brain Disco experiment has been held at Gallery KATA Ebisu in July 26. (Video by grkt Inc. http://grkt.jp/)

Below is a short promo video for this new useless contraption high-tech mind reader:



See also:

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Japan's New Communication w/ Yourself Invention

8/7/12

Eat Chinese Boss Noodles Like A Boss

Eat Chinese Boss Noodles Like A Boss

It has been said by many of our readers that China is attempting to overthrow Japan as the world's premiere WTF superpower, and we have just now found more evidence to support that theory. In the very competitive instant noodles market, apparently there is a brand new Cup Noodles challenger from China known as Boss Noodles! And here is a very wacky new demonstration video on how to eat Chinese Boss Noodles like a boss:



After watching the above clip more than a few times now it sounds as though the Chinese narrator is yelling "FFUUUU BITCHES" at the end! Also right when he yells that, the two Asian females grab onto the white guy and start dancing while the "Fast Business" text appears so whaddya think???

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7/28/12

WTF Overkill Eye Makeup In Taiwan

WTF Overkill Eye Makeup In Taiwan WTF Overkill Eye Makeup In Taiwan WTF Overkill Eye Makeup In Taiwan

Here are three examples of overkill eye makeup from Taiwan TV. This is actually a kind of "Japanese style" superabundant eye make over which often includes plastic surgery, eyelid surgery and multi-colored contact lenses etc. etc. Below is the TV segment that the above animated gifs came from. Skip to 3:26 for the funny before and after eye makeup public humiliation review:



See also:

Modern Day Japanese Fashion from Japan

6/27/12

Japanese Hand Robot Wins at Janken 100%

Japanese Hand Robot Wins at Janken 100%

Via Ishikawa Oku Laboratory - University of Tokyo June 27, 2012

Did you ever want to play Janken (rock, paper, scissors) by yourself and lose everytime in order to deflate you ego, crush your self esteem and achieve today's highly sought after Forever Alone loser status? Well, the folks at the Ishikawa Oku Laboratory - University of Tokyo have just released the right robot for you! This is the Janken (rock-paper-scissors) Robot with 100% winning rate. This high tech fapping machine hand robot just has to be seen to be believed. Check it out:



This video is also a preview to the upcoming science fiction movie "Rock, Paper, Scissors":

Paper, Rock Scissors The Movie

Does the robot hand in the video bear a striking resemblance to the flying hands in the movie poster? Eerie. Actually, this robot has been developed for this reason:
In this research we develop a janken (rock-paper-scissors) robot with 100% winning rate as one example of human-machine cooperation systems. Human being plays one of rock, paper and scissors at the timing of one, two, three. According to the timing, the robot hand plays one of three kinds so as to beat the human being.
Mmmmkkkaaaayyy! O.O

See also:

Japan's Remote Controlled Cockroaches

Japan's Adult Toys Robot Nation

WTF Japanese Clapping (Fapping?) Robots

6/17/12

This is Japanese TV. That is All.

This is Japanese TV. That is All.

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The above photos are of a young Japanese woman having a major seizure on Japan's nationwide NHK TV. Well, it could be that or else she is doing some kind of WTF performance art. But either way, for sure this is Japanese TV. That is all.

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6/15/12

WTF Japanese Zombie Face Eater Bento

WTF Japanese Zombie Face Eater Bento

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Just in time for the coming apocalypse, here is a somewhat frightening photo of a NSFL Japanese Zombie Face Eater Bento lunch box set. You know with a bento like this, no one will ever steal it from the office fridge. Usually, housewives in Japan make bento lunches for their salarymen husbands. And, clearly, this bento was made with a different kind of "love" in mind. Maybe necrophilia? O.o

And when it all goes Mad Max, remember that Japan has the world's greatest zombie fortress! Check it out:

Aogashima Japan's Zombie Fortress

Actually the above photo is of the Japanese volcanic island named Aogashima.

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