Nendoroid Reimu PVC Sneak Preview
Fri, 3/07/09 – 21:57 | 4 Comments

Mika-tan has uploaded one preview photo of the upcoming Nendoroid Reimu that will be release at Comiket 76. OMG she is so darn cute that I can foresee that there will be a long queue …

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Duo Fought On Train Platform and Killed By Speeding Train
Saturday, 4 Jul, 2009 – 23:39 | 2 Comments
Duo Fought On Train Platform and Killed By Speeding Train

I heard of people attempting suicide by jumping off train platform, but this is the first time I heard someone getting killed because they were fighting on the train platform. In Kanagawa Prefecture, two men …

Brad Pitt Carrys Sumo In SoftBank Commercial
Friday, 3 Jul, 2009 – 17:11 | 5 Comments
Brad Pitt Carrys Sumo In SoftBank Commercial

Brad Pitt does a lovely ad for Softbank being a butler for a sumo wrestler.

I didn’t know he was strong enough to carry a sumo by himself. ^^

Source: Gizmodo
I just love how he smiled at …

Awesome Tokyo Timelapse x Tiltshift Video
Thursday, 2 Jul, 2009 – 3:38 | No Comment
Awesome Tokyo Timelapse x Tiltshift Video

We have seen many lovely timelapse video of Japan, but here’s an awesome timelapse video taken using a tiltshift lense. It just makes everything seems so surreal.

The video was created by mockmoon and was uploaded …

Stalker Burns Himself and Victim’s House Down
Wednesday, 1 Jul, 2009 – 9:09 | 3 Comments
Stalker Burns Himself and Victim’s House Down

Its one thing to stalk someone, but its another thing to burn down your victim’s house and die in the process. This man was reportedly reportedly stalking a 42-year-old woman and for some unknown reason …

How To Cure Stupidity
Monday, 29 Jun, 2009 – 20:01 | 2 Comments
How To Cure Stupidity

With all those funny news stories that I featured of dumb Japanese thieves and cops, its no wonder why the Japanese folks have a good understanding of how stupidity works … Basically, there is no …

Japanese Toilet Sighs With Every Flush
Sunday, 28 Jun, 2009 – 21:31 | 2 Comments
Japanese Toilet Sighs With Every Flush

Are you someone who sighs often? I often when after lunch when heading back to the office because I feel sleepy =P

Here’s an interesting toilet bowl that was featured on “Nanikore Chin Hakkei”. Sounds like …

Lonely Man Steals 30 Animal Garden Statues
Sunday, 28 Jun, 2009 – 9:11 | 3 Comments
Lonely Man Steals 30 Animal Garden Statues

Pets are good companion to talk to when you are all alone in the house. However, this man in Aichi prefecture has been arrested for stealing more than 30 animal statues from other people’s garden.

Osamu …