Julie Watai Electrical Engineer/Maid Photo

Here is Japan's most adorable electrical engineer/samurai maid of honor - Julie Watai!

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You can see more photos at Julie Watai: Hardware Girls

See also: Julie Watai's Furby Toy Video

Japan's Megwin TV Tests iPad Case

The popular indie Japanese comic performance art trio known as Megwin TV (think WTF Jackass in Japan with a low budget) tests a "bowling-ball proof" iPad case:



On average, these wacky and funny guys produce about 30 short clips each month and also do live stage performances! To keep up with their frantic pace, you should visit their official website or subscribe to their Twitter account (Japanese only).

See also: Megwin TV: Muscle Training for Mr. Son

Indie Japanese Sci-Fi Short "Source"

Here is an awesome indie Japanese science fiction/crime short film with English subtitles entitled Source:

AD 2044, Japan's once strong prestige in the international community has

tarnished after years of economic stagnation.

In order to reclaim its prestige, the National Strategy Bureau has resorted to an extravagant series of mass media psyops.  

This program is called "Source".





Independent Short Film

Director : A.T.

Producer : Miyo Koya

D.o.P : Yuichiro Otsuka

Visual Effects : finitto inc.

Production design : Hideo Gunji

Lighting design : Katsumi Nakayama

music : Reiji Kitazato/BACKSLASH

sound design : Kazushi Miyakoda

costume styling : Kyohei Ogawa

grip : RISE GRIP Ltd.

Location coordinator : Sun Planet

Production : TYO productions



format : REDmx

See also: Blade Runner Tribute Short by Sam Nicholoson

PETA Attacks Nintendo's Super Mario

In recent news, PETA or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has labelled the popular iconic Super Mario character as a promoter of the fur industry! Apparently in Nintendo's new Super Mario 3D Land game Mario puts on a Tanuki suit and gains the power to glide. But PETA says that is some kind of animal abuse and it has even launched an online game called Mario Kills Tanooki:



Notice the incorrect spelling of Tanuki which clearly shows that PETA is wrong yet again!

Needless to say, this has created quite an uproar in mass media and all over the internet. Here is a clever animated response by NMA.TV:



And here is my response:


See more at PETA Kills Animals

See also: Remi Gaillard's Mario Kart Is Back!

David Bowie Comeback Part II

I previously reported on a potential David Bowie Comeback early last year, and now it appears as though it, finally, may happen:


Photo: Tristar/Everett/Rex Features


David Bowie may leave troubled EMI 08 Nov 2011

David Bowie's contract ends in January and he is reportedly in talks with Universal Music and Sony.

David Bowie is reportedly on the brink of walking away from EMI, the troubled UK music group in the middle of an auction, after a 15-year relationship in which the label held the rights to the bulk of his back catalogue including classic albums Ziggy Stardust and Space Oddity.

Bowie's contract comes to an end in January and the Financial Times reports today that EMI have declined to comment.

Bowie is apparently in talks with Universal Music and Sony Music, who hold the rights to his output since 1995. Continued...

See also: David Bowie's "Toy" Internet Smash Hit

North Korea Wins World Champion Title!

After all, it is now true what they say and North Korea is Best Korea as the DPRK defeated Japan 1-0 in yesterday's 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers match in Pyongyang. Here are some of the game's highlights:



With this win, North Korea has also been awarded the Unofficial World Champion Football Title:

North Korea 1-0 Japan
15/11/2011, Pyongyang
Scorer: Nam Chol Pak
'Japan’s long reign as UFWC champions came to an end today in Pyongyang, as North Korea became the new unofficial football world champions. Midfielder Nam Chol Pak was the hero for the North Koreans, who fought hard for a deserved victory against an admittedly weakened Japan side. North Korea, ranked just 124th in the world by FIFA, become one of the most unlikely unofficial champions in UFWC history, proving that anything can happen over the course of 90 minutes." Continued...

So could that mean that this is true too?



See also: 2011 North Korean Amateur Open Results

Liu Bolin: China's #1 'Forever Alone' Artist

While many countries attempt in vain to overthrow Japan as THE #1 WTF superpower, China may now have a lock on the world's #1 Forever Alone artist:



Actually, this is one of the many incredible works by China's world-renowned camouflage artist Liu Bolin. His work has been shown in many countries and one of his recent solo exhibitions “The Invisible Man,” was produced by Eli Klein Fine Art and held in New York.



But before asking yourself "Why, China, Why?" Bolin's art is considered by many as a very poignant statement on our world and the anonymous state of so many poverty-stricken people all over the globe. Early in his career, his exhibits were shut down by Chinese authorities making him virtually 'anonymous' but through that experience he developed his art even more. "My pieces talk about the question of the social status of art in general. In my work the artist is hiding to restore his strength and to protect himself," says Bolin.

After graduating with a master's degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2001, Bolin became a college teacher but resigned after only four years. He then moved to Beijing's old city of Suo Jia Village and began his fantastic voyage. You can see more of Bolin's work here.

See also: China: The Great Wall of Graffiti

Sexy Synchronized Japanese Salarymen

In a funny tribute to Genki Sudo's World Order, popular Youtuber The Goddamn Batman recently edited and uploaded this Genki Sudo Unlimited video:



Below is the original 須藤元気（Genki Sudo）「WORLD　ORDER」の"BOY MEETS GIRL video:



See also: Genki Sudo's World Order "2012" Video

Save The Chinese Gay Penguins!

Here is NMA TV's animated news story on the separation of Buddy and Pedro, two gay African jackass penguins penguins at the Toronto Zoo:



Note: Buddy and Pedro are not really gay and not Chinese. They are an endangered species that the zookeepers are trying to mate with other female African penguins.

UPDATE: (11-14) ‘Gay’ penguins will reunite in spring!

See also: Chinese Police Cancel Mr. Gay China Pageant

Genki Sudo's World Order "2012" Video

Recently, the very popular Genki Sudo and his music/dance group World Order released another stunning music video entitled "2012":



Also this group will appear live in Tokyo on December 30, 2011 and in Osaka on January 8, 2012. You can read more about these upcoming performances on the We Are All One Genki Sudo Official Site (Japanese only). Below is a promo video with more information on these shows:



See more of this group's videos at the Crystal Navigation Youtube Channel

Blade Runner Tribute Short by Sam Nicholoson

Via iO9.com By Charlie Jane Anders Nov 9, 2011

Recently Stargate Studios produced this very cool short film "XXIT" as a low-budget tribute to Blade Runner with digital hand-held cameras:

XXIT from Stargate Studios on Vimeo.

Stargate used the new Canon EOS C300 camera and 3D animation to create a futuristic Japan/San Francisco environment. Below is a good behind-the-scenes look at how they created this short with director Sam Nicholoson:

XXIT Behind The Scenes from Stargate Studios on Vimeo.

You can read more on this story at iO9.com.

Blendtec's Olympus Camera Prophecy Video

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

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

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!"

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

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

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

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.