Much like Japan's Yamaichi Securities and Livedoor, now the Olympus Corporation has been caught cooking its books for the past two decades! Apparently it all started back in the '90s over some bad investments that were covered up instead of written off. This all came about earlier this year after the company's first foreign CEO Michael Woodford recently questioned some past acquisitions and excessive advisory fees paid to mysterious middle men. Following that, Woodford was then immediately fired after only two weeks on the job! Sounds all too familiar with some other Gaijin and other Japanese firms these days.
However, a premonition of this global firm's explosive collapse was actually seen at least two years prior when the legendary Blendtec team created this funny and prophetic video Will It Blend? - New Olympus Cameras Get Mixed by Blendtec:
For more on this story, please visit The Official 3Yen International Japanese News site
11/6/11
A Modern Day Japanese Wedding
Here is a funny picture of a modern day Japanese wedding with the groom carrying a keg of beer on his back:
Actually, in most Japanese weddings it is traditional for the bride and groom to NOT drink nor eat anything during their wedding party. Only the guests are permitted to actually celebrate. So this is really a very clever way to provide them with excessive amounts of beer in a fast, efficient way!
See also: Japanese Husband Hunting Bra
Actually, in most Japanese weddings it is traditional for the bride and groom to NOT drink nor eat anything during their wedding party. Only the guests are permitted to actually celebrate. So this is really a very clever way to provide them with excessive amounts of beer in a fast, efficient way!
See also: Japanese Husband Hunting Bra
11/4/11
WTF Japanese Wives Scream "Thank you" to Husbands
From the land where screaming in public is considered "normal", NHK TV recently ran this funny event where some Japanese housewives went to their husband's companies and screamed various "Thank you" messages to their husbands:
See also: Funny Japanese TV: "Oh Mikey!"
See also: Funny Japanese TV: "Oh Mikey!"
11/3/11
The FAP Police Under Fire
Being a policeman is dangerous, but being a member of The FAP Police can be very hazardous when under fire in the line of duty:
Via funnyjunk.com
See also: Pedobear Warning by CA Police
Via funnyjunk.com
See also: Pedobear Warning by CA Police
10/31/11
WTF Japanese Clapping (Fapping?) Robots
Via WTF Japan Seriously - Keio University's robotic researcher Masato Takahashi just released his new invention that will significantly advance the human race forevermore - the all-new Japanese fapping clapping robots:
According to Tokyo Tek these clapping hands robots were modelled after the inventor's arms and were made with "an aluminium skeleton coated with urethane flesh and were specially designed to make a natural sounding clap" and that "they can be used at concerts to enhance the sound of real clapping" or as good "spanking machines" to, of course, spank the monkey with! DUH! It all makes perfect sense now.
You can see and hear it for yourself:
To find out more about these very useful new robotic hands, please visit the Ondz Multipurpose Hand Clapping Machine website.
See also: Japan's Hand(job) iPhone Case Forever Alone Model
According to Tokyo Tek these clapping hands robots were modelled after the inventor's arms and were made with "an aluminium skeleton coated with urethane flesh and were specially designed to make a natural sounding clap" and that "they can be used at concerts to enhance the sound of real clapping" or as good "spanking machines" to, of course, spank the monkey with! DUH! It all makes perfect sense now.
You can see and hear it for yourself:
To find out more about these very useful new robotic hands, please visit the Ondz Multipurpose Hand Clapping Machine website.
See also: Japan's Hand(job) iPhone Case Forever Alone Model
10/30/11
Japanese Are Superior in Jump Rope
Earlier this year, the Japanese proved their superiority to all other humans in Inflatable Water Sports!! And now a Japanse woman has done it once again by breaking the Guiness Book of World Records mark for completing the most jump ropes in 30 seconds:
162 jumps in 30 seconds is 5.4 jumps per second! Very impressive.
But did this athlete also break another world record?
See also: Japanese TV Slam Dunk World Record Video
162 jumps in 30 seconds is 5.4 jumps per second! Very impressive.
But did this athlete also break another world record?
See also: Japanese TV Slam Dunk World Record Video
10/26/11
Japan's Chim↑Pom 'Super Rats' Attack Tokyo
Via Huffington Post 10/25/11
Just after the 3-11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Fukushima, world wide media immediately focused on Japan. Shortly after that, a group of Japanese artists known as Chim↑Pom launched their own nuclear art attack on Tokyo's Shibuya station and added a very relevant and explosive guerrilla installation to Taro Okamoto's "Myth of Tomorrow" mural which is an historical homage to Japan's previous nuclear holocausts:
This installation piece entitled "Level 7 feat. Myth of Tomorrow" created a big scandal as at first it was anonymously featured in world news and Japanese headlines. This work was very skillfully done in order to blend in with Okamoto's style. Within an hour from installation it was all over Twitter and other social sites. Then it was quickly reported by mainstream Japanese media. A day later it was taken down by the police and called "graffiti" and "malicious mischief." A police investigation followed and public debates in the press and on the internet discussed whether or not it was a crime. Soon afterwards Chim↑Pom released this video on Youtube:
and created even more controversy! Following that the group held a press conference and admitted that it was their work and added it to their ensuing "Real Times" exhibition which was held from May 20th - May 25th in Tokyo and from June 20th - 27th in Osaka. After both exhibitions, the police came and investigated the group's leaders and the "graffiti" case was sent to court early in July.
Well, now Chim↑Pom is making world wide headlines once again with their new "Super Rat" exhibit. In this installation they have further developed their shock art style by catching a bunch of big, huge rats in Shibuya's Centa Gai area and making them into taxidermic Pikachus aimed at Japanese girls who dress up as the famous anime character and ravage Shibuya in hordes:
Here is a recent interview with the group:
IMHO, more of this kind of art really needs to be made in Japan today. For more information about the legendary Chim↑Pom, please visit their official website.
Just after the 3-11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Fukushima, world wide media immediately focused on Japan. Shortly after that, a group of Japanese artists known as Chim↑Pom launched their own nuclear art attack on Tokyo's Shibuya station and added a very relevant and explosive guerrilla installation to Taro Okamoto's "Myth of Tomorrow" mural which is an historical homage to Japan's previous nuclear holocausts:
This installation piece entitled "Level 7 feat. Myth of Tomorrow" created a big scandal as at first it was anonymously featured in world news and Japanese headlines. This work was very skillfully done in order to blend in with Okamoto's style. Within an hour from installation it was all over Twitter and other social sites. Then it was quickly reported by mainstream Japanese media. A day later it was taken down by the police and called "graffiti" and "malicious mischief." A police investigation followed and public debates in the press and on the internet discussed whether or not it was a crime. Soon afterwards Chim↑Pom released this video on Youtube:
and created even more controversy! Following that the group held a press conference and admitted that it was their work and added it to their ensuing "Real Times" exhibition which was held from May 20th - May 25th in Tokyo and from June 20th - 27th in Osaka. After both exhibitions, the police came and investigated the group's leaders and the "graffiti" case was sent to court early in July.
Well, now Chim↑Pom is making world wide headlines once again with their new "Super Rat" exhibit. In this installation they have further developed their shock art style by catching a bunch of big, huge rats in Shibuya's Centa Gai area and making them into taxidermic Pikachus aimed at Japanese girls who dress up as the famous anime character and ravage Shibuya in hordes:
Here is a recent interview with the group:
IMHO, more of this kind of art really needs to be made in Japan today. For more information about the legendary Chim↑Pom, please visit their official website.
10/24/11
NMA TV: Who Will Buy Yahoo?
Taiwan's Next Media Animation recently released this funny 3D animation news report on Who Will Buy Yahoo?:
Google, Private-Equity Firms Mull Bid For Yahoo
"Google and prospective partners have held early-stage discussions but haven't put together a formal proposal and Google may end up not pursuing a bid, this person said. It is unclear which private-equity firms Google has talked to."
"As Microsoft and other companies consider buying search engine and media company Yahoo, questions arise over how much the company is worth, MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports on Markets Hub."
"Any deal tying two of the biggest Internet companies would be sure to attract antitrust scrutiny. Federal antitrust lawyers in 2008 thwarted a Web-search advertising partnership between the companies. A year later Yahoo signed a 10-year search partnership with Microsoft Corp."
Continued...
See also: TAIWAN GIRLS WEAR PANTIES IN PUBLIC!
Google, Private-Equity Firms Mull Bid For Yahoo
"Google and prospective partners have held early-stage discussions but haven't put together a formal proposal and Google may end up not pursuing a bid, this person said. It is unclear which private-equity firms Google has talked to."
"As Microsoft and other companies consider buying search engine and media company Yahoo, questions arise over how much the company is worth, MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports on Markets Hub."
"Any deal tying two of the biggest Internet companies would be sure to attract antitrust scrutiny. Federal antitrust lawyers in 2008 thwarted a Web-search advertising partnership between the companies. A year later Yahoo signed a 10-year search partnership with Microsoft Corp."
Continued...
See also: TAIWAN GIRLS WEAR PANTIES IN PUBLIC!
10/20/11
SNL: J-Pop America Fun Time Now!
As seen on a recent episode of Saturday Night Live, three college students (weaboos) celebrate their love of Japanese culture with their TV show J-Pop America Fun Time Now on Michigan State Campus TV:
See also: Tommy Lee Jones Acts Like a Boss for Suntory
See also: Tommy Lee Jones Acts Like a Boss for Suntory
10/19/11
3D Kitchen by Rob Pongi
Here is my 3D Kitchen done in Cinema 4D Vray and Photoshop:
To see a larger version of this image click here.
To see a larger version of this image click here.
10/13/11
WTF Japan: TOTO's Toilet Poop Bike
First came the delectable invention of poopburgers from Japan of course.
And now just when you thought you've had enough of this WTF Japan crap, the well-known Japanese toilet maker, TOTO, has just introduced the all-new toilet poop bike that runs on human excrement:
Yes, that's right long riders, you don't need to take anymore truck stop breaks as you can keep on riding while pooping. Check it out:
Just kidding. It doesn't work that way. And this model is obviously a promo for the toilet manufacture. But wait, there's more! This new shit cycle also plays music, talks and generates some kind of “residual light imagery to write messages in the air as it zooms by.” Whatever.
See also: Japanese Bikini Girls Playing in Shit
And now just when you thought you've had enough of this WTF Japan crap, the well-known Japanese toilet maker, TOTO, has just introduced the all-new toilet poop bike that runs on human excrement:
Yes, that's right long riders, you don't need to take anymore truck stop breaks as you can keep on riding while pooping. Check it out:
Just kidding. It doesn't work that way. And this model is obviously a promo for the toilet manufacture. But wait, there's more! This new shit cycle also plays music, talks and generates some kind of “residual light imagery to write messages in the air as it zooms by.” Whatever.
See also: Japanese Bikini Girls Playing in Shit
10/8/11
David Bowie "Five Years" Tokyo Live
For decades, people all around the world have listened to David Bowie's Five Years and/or watched this live in Tokyo video or other video versions of it millions and millions of times. But watching and listening to it today, one can really understand this song's profound significance:
"Pushing thru the market square, so many mothers sighing
News had just come over, we had five years left to cry in
News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying
Cried so much his face was wet, then I knew he was not lying..."
See also: David Bowie's "Toy" Internet Smash Hit
"Pushing thru the market square, so many mothers sighing
News had just come over, we had five years left to cry in
News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying
Cried so much his face was wet, then I knew he was not lying..."
See also: David Bowie's "Toy" Internet Smash Hit
10/6/11
10/3/11
Japanese Government Laughing at Japanese People
Apparently it is not enough that The Japanese Government is Destroying Japan, now Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his cabinet cronies are LAUGHING AT the victimized Japanese people and children over the issue of refusal to drink contaminated milk in Fukushima schools:
See also: Japanese Government vs Fukushima Citizens on The Right to Live
See also: Japanese Government vs Fukushima Citizens on The Right to Live
9/30/11
"Rocketeer": Award Winning Hong Kong TVC
"Rocketeer" is a very creative, funny and award-winning Hong Kong television commercial for NutriGreen's LDF Cordyceps Health Supplement:
According to the main actor in this commercial, Jayson Li:
"The campaign I worked on for NutriGreen's LDF Cordyceps Health Supplement (《綠養坊》LDF純冬蟲夏草) was launched not too long ago. The "Rocketeer" campaign consists of a television commercial, directed by Chan Man Chung, and a print ad with the production house being Film Factory and the advertising agency being Leo Burnett Hong Kong. The TVC was recently featured in the Chinese language newspaper Ming Pao (明報), Attuworld Nederland and on Virgin Radio Toronto. The TVC was also recently screened at the Cannes Lions 58th International Festival of Creativity which was held at the Palais de Festivals in Cannes, France."
Note: This commercial was also selected as a winner in the 2011 Spikes Asia - Asia's Creative Advertising Festival and Awards.
Brief Explanation:
"Most people in Hong Kong live a crazily hectic life - long working hours, overtime on weekends, and a packed social life. Most of them feel drained before they even get up in the morning. To dramatize this phenomenon, this commercial shows how a businessman loses his energy before he even gets to work. The answer of course, is Nutrigreen LDF Cordyceps, a health supplement that helps people maintain their energy level throughout the day".
See also: Hilarious 7up Chinese TV Commercial
According to the main actor in this commercial, Jayson Li:
"The campaign I worked on for NutriGreen's LDF Cordyceps Health Supplement (《綠養坊》LDF純冬蟲夏草) was launched not too long ago. The "Rocketeer" campaign consists of a television commercial, directed by Chan Man Chung, and a print ad with the production house being Film Factory and the advertising agency being Leo Burnett Hong Kong. The TVC was recently featured in the Chinese language newspaper Ming Pao (明報), Attuworld Nederland and on Virgin Radio Toronto. The TVC was also recently screened at the Cannes Lions 58th International Festival of Creativity which was held at the Palais de Festivals in Cannes, France."
Note: This commercial was also selected as a winner in the 2011 Spikes Asia - Asia's Creative Advertising Festival and Awards.
Brief Explanation:
"Most people in Hong Kong live a crazily hectic life - long working hours, overtime on weekends, and a packed social life. Most of them feel drained before they even get up in the morning. To dramatize this phenomenon, this commercial shows how a businessman loses his energy before he even gets to work. The answer of course, is Nutrigreen LDF Cordyceps, a health supplement that helps people maintain their energy level throughout the day".
See also: Hilarious 7up Chinese TV Commercial
9/29/11
"Japan is Finished"
As seen at Kobe station the other day:
「日本は終了しました。」= "Japan is finished."
Actually, this is either a very good photoshop edit or the sign's letters were reversed as 「本日は終了しました。」= "Today's (train service) is finished." is very commonly seen in train stations all over the nation.
Related: The Japanese Government is Destroying Japan
「日本は終了しました。」= "Japan is finished."
Actually, this is either a very good photoshop edit or the sign's letters were reversed as 「本日は終了しました。」= "Today's (train service) is finished." is very commonly seen in train stations all over the nation.
Related: The Japanese Government is Destroying Japan
9/25/11
"As Long As I'm Alive" by Rob Pongi
More writing on the wall...
To see a larger version of this image click here.
See also: Pongi Graffiti Tag Test #3
To see a larger version of this image click here.
See also: Pongi Graffiti Tag Test #3
9/18/11
Tokyo May Have To Be Evacuated
Via Al Jazeera English
"The need to evacuate parts of the sprawling capital of 35 million, may have once seemed an incredible prospect, but some experts say the possibility can no longer be ignored."
See also: Japan Prediction: Nuclear Holocaust, Tokyo Evacuated
"The need to evacuate parts of the sprawling capital of 35 million, may have once seemed an incredible prospect, but some experts say the possibility can no longer be ignored."
See also: Japan Prediction: Nuclear Holocaust, Tokyo Evacuated
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