This blog offers selected features of alternative Asian TV segments, news stories, editorials, photos and more from Japan, Korea, India, China and many other Asian countries. This blog also includes some WTF Japanese, North Korean online videos, entertainment news, beautiful Chinese and Japanese models, and much more.
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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:
Actually the above photo is of the Japanese volcanic island named Aogashima.
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Recently discovered in a garage sale in Berlin, here is a very rare and interesting postcard from Pyongyang, North Korea in 1989. At that time, the "Eternal Leader" Kim Il Sung was in charge and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union had just begun. This left North Korea completely on it's own and economic difficulties increased as Kim refused to do any kind of reform. Oddly enough, this postcard is anti-nuclear with the slogan "Do Not Spoil the Blue Sky!" prominently featured against the background of a mushroom cloud. It wasn't until 1994 when the DPRK started nuclear power research and production. The rainbow and white doves also indicate some kind of desire for peace and the multicolored hands show some hope for unity. Most likely the regime was really afraid of being attacked and/or nuked by South Korea at that time.
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Mt Hua is located about 120 kilometers east of Xi'an inside Huayin City in the Shaanxi province and has an altitude of 2200 meters. It is one of China's five great mountains and has a very long and interesting history. Centuries ago it was believed that the god of the underworld lived inside the mountain. Also many immortality seekers would often visit for the many herbal Chinese medicines and powerful drugs that were found there. There are many centuries-old beautiful temples and other religious structures located on it's slopes and peaks. Mt. Hua has five major peaks and is popular for hiking and climbing. One's journey to the summit begins here:
The above photo is the beginning of the two vertical "walking" trails that start in Huashan village and continues for six (6) kilometers to the North Peak (1614 m) the lowest of all the peaks. One youtuber named mtarascio climbed the cliffside path with no safety harness while simultaneously filming the below video:
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From the inventor of the STFU SpeechJammer here is another wacky invention that enables video viewing at very high speed and at "understandably fast" speed. Yes, now you too can watch a full-length Superman cartoon TV episode in just four fast minutes (240 seconds) with the versatile CinemaGazer!
But wait there's more!
For you video viewing experts out there it is now possible to watch that same Superman cartoon TV episode in just TWO MINUTES (120 seconds):
This is all done through a "versatile video encoder that enables movie viewing with two-level fast-forwarding on any mobile device by specifying the speed of playback, the reading rate, or the overall viewing time." This new tool can be downloaded for free from here. It is Windows compatible only and the documentation is all in Japanese only. Perhaps there is some usefulness for this encoder but the time required to encode an average 30-minute TV segment down to two or four minutes is not specified. But for sure that task will require some hours, indeed.
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Via Guinness World Records Beijing - May 31, 2012
During the recent launch party for the ‘Chinese Job’ special Mini car, professional driver Han Yue set a new world record for the tightest parallel parking when he drifted his 'Chinese Job' Mini car into a very tight parking space between two other minis with only 15 centimeters between the cars. Officials from the Guiness Book of World Records confirmed the new mark which beat the previous record by an incredible 7 cm. On April 17, 2012, professional stunt driver Patrik Folco of Italy set the previous Guiness World record in Rome, Italy by parking with only 22 cm. difference between the cars. That mark was thought to have been unbeatable, however Han Yue bested the old record on his first attempt and set the new mark in his seventh attempt:
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Here is a rare photo of David Bowie at the age of eight in 1955. At that time he was attending the Burnt Ash Junior School and he sang in the school choir. His voice was considered "adequate" but his recorder playing showed an "above-average musical ability". At the age of nine his dancing ability was said to be "vividly artistic" and "astonishing" for a child.
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Via flickr May 31, 2012
Taken in February of this year by flickr photographer bbe022001 here is a breathtakingly beautiful photo of Dahu Park in Taipei, Tawain. This park was established in 1979 and can be accessed by the Taipei Metro (Taipei Mass Rapid Transit) on the Wenhu Line to the MRT Dahu Park Station. This multifunctional park serves as a comfortable leisure stop in the Neihu District of Taipei City. The park is approximately 134,135 square meters and features Chinese style bridges and a pavilion, Bailushihu (Egret Lake), Mt. Bailushi (Mt. Egret), a fishing area, hiking/walking trails, and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. This park is very popular for wedding photos.
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Via JTT Online Shop May 27, 2012
Just in time for summer, the fun-loving folks at Japan Trust Technology recently unveiled their "Gokiraji USB infrared RC cockroaches" or remote-controlled robotic glow-in-the-dark cockroaches! Perhaps you are an insect collector, gadget geek, wannabe entomologist or general of your very own bug brigade, then this all-new Gokiraji! ゴキラジ！should fit right in with all of the real cockroaches or Gokiburi ゴキブリ invading your sweltering abode in Japan. You can buy one for 1,680 yen ($21.08) or two for 3,360 yen ($42.17). Check out the below demonstration video:
The remote control can be recharged simply by connecting it to any USB 2.0 port. Note: These new toy cockroaches do not fly nor procreate. Order yours today!
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Here is a new trailer for Jackie Chan's upcoming film "Chinese Zodiac." This film is about a man who searches the world for 12 bronze heads of the animals from the Chinese zodiac. Written, directed, produced, and action choreographed by Jackie Chan. "This will be my last big action movie," the BBC quoted Chan as saying at a news conference in Cannes. "I don't just want to be an action star, I want to be a true actor. So for the last 10 years I've done other films like The Karate Kid, where I'd rather play an old man," he said. Check out this action-packed trailer:
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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:
Actually the above photo is of the Japanese volcanic island named Aogashima.
See also:
Lollipop Chainsaw Video Game Trailers
Japan's Third Banana Vending Machine (Photo)
