watashi to tokyo

what the hell is this?

Russian comedy: "Kabuki". Ha ha ha, what the hell is this? I can hear them say Tokyo? Watashi? Konnichiwa? Arigato? Tabemasu karaage?

 

Bread art by Japanese artist Ryohei Yoshiyuki.

Nearly 25 percent of overweight women in the US misperceive their body weight. It's interesting that in Japan, only 3% of the population is actually overweight, but most women say "I need lose weight" and are on diets. Why don't we have an obesity problem? It's a matter of food quality and portion control. I laughed when I read this post: "Japan, size of food" and the comments. 

 

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald. It's interesting, check it out.

 

Emergency house EDV-01

Sorry I'm not updating this blog often :-p

Wow, look at this: "Control the Humanoid Robot by Kinect." You can enjoy human controlled robot fighting soon.

YouTube released the 2010 video awards Japan, but I am not impressed at all.

Animation winner: "Kone Kone Sushi."

Daiwa Lease is a Japanese construction company and they made a prototype for an emergency house: EDV-01. The house can be built in five minutes, it generates electricity using photovoltaic power, harvests water from the atmosphere, and uses a waterless toilet system. Here is the video. The funny thing is that they introduce the product with strange animations narrated in English to try to make it look cool.

 

"Mirror" by SOUR, an interactive music video

Whoops, something is leaking.

 

Japanese tourist claims Australian man told her 'You must have sex with me or die'. This is an interesting news story, in Japan maybe he would be accused of rape.

This is the music video for "Mirror" by SOUR, it's very  interactive, check this out.

 

Nico Nico Douga's the best of 2010

Nico Nico douga released 2010 best movies today. No.1 is handmade frame animation "6566/6566 Bad Apple".

The movie I picked before girl's great make up technique was nominated too, personaly I like this one "Angry cat talked to me but I can't understand it coz I don't know cat language".

Nico Nico Douga's Best of 2010

Nico Nico Douga released its choices of the best videos of 2010 today. No.1 is the handmade frame animation "6566/6566 Bad Apple."

The video of that girl's great make-up technique that I blogged about was nominated too. Personally, I like this one: "An angry cat talked to me, but I can't understand it cuz I don't know cat language."

 

An Age Old Problem

He is back! Riot dog. :-)

 

An Age Old Problem - Japan

In Spain, a MUJI Xmas gift machine appeared. The machine is not related to the Japanese company MUJI at all. But it became a popular topic on Facebook and YouTube.

 

UFO in Sakurajima in Japan

 

The Tatami Galaxy

This is "Yahoo’s Year In Review 2010 Of Top Searches: My, How Much You’ve Grown." It's for Yahoo US, not Yahoo Japan.

Top Overall Searches On Yahoo! in 2010:
1. BP Oil Spill
2. World Cup
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Kim Kardashian
5. Lady Gaga
6. iPhone
7. Megan Fox
8. Justin Bieber
9. American Idol
10. Britney Spears

I don't know #3 and #4, my impression is that American music entertainment is getting worse. But Japan's is maybe worse than the US's. Right now, Japan's top idol group is AKB48, a group of amateur girls who perform in their Akihabara studio. I'm not familiar with them at all, but I know that their calendar sold well on Yahoo's shopping and auction sites. Anyways, at Yahoo! Japan, we call Yahoo US "Yahoo Inc." We are a related company, but Yahoo! Japan's parent company is the Japanese cell phone carrier "SOFTBANK." SOFTBANK is the official dealer of the Apple iPad and iPhone and Yahoo! Japan's search engine is provided by Google. It's complicated here. :-)

I laughed when I found out that Yojohan Shinwa Taike's english name is "The Tatami Galaxy." It was originally a novel by Tomihiko Morimi that was made into a TV animation this year. The story follows a third year college student and other people in Kyoto. Here is a video.

Today, this animation won an award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. By the way, "Yojohan" means a four and a half tatami-size room, which is very small, so it's synonymous with being poor.

Josee the Tiger and the Fish

Is this a German toy? To "poop-obsessed" Japanese people, it'd be very cute.

 I found out that one of my favorite movies was uploaded on YouTube: "Josee the Tiger and the Fish p1 of 15"

Funny videos

Today is holiday and I went to Tsurumaki Onsen area for hiking. It's the most beautiful season to walk around in country side. So I've just come home, so I picked some videos I found tonight