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Life-Size Fist of the North Star Statue Auctioned for 3 Million Yen

February 6, 2012

A life-size Fist of the North Star (北斗の拳) statue was auctioned off for 3 million yen on Yahoo! Japan in Dec [...]

Massive Tuna Auctioned for Record 56 million Yen

January 5, 2012

Expect to pay millions if you want to score the first auction of the year at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market, [...]

Today Japan Photo: Expensive Matsusaka Beef

November 28, 2011

Matsusaka beef (松阪牛) one of the most famous beef types within Japan and internationally. For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall [...]

Madoka Magica Poster Being Auctioned for Half Million Yen

September 24, 2011

How much would you pay for a poster signed by your favorite seiyuu or idol? 50,000 yen? 100,000 yen? or [...]

Grapes Auctioned For 500,000 Yen

July 31, 2011

Japanese really love to pay tons of money for quality fruits. Back in 2008, a bunch of grapes were actioned [...]

AKB48 “Everyday Kachuusha” Filming Clothes Being Auctioned for Charity

July 8, 2011

As part of MTV Japan’s Music of Hope campaign, the clothes that were worn by AKB48 during their filming for Everyday Kachuusha (Everyday、カチューシャ) [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: 300,000 Yen Watermelon

June 15, 2011

Even in this difficult time when Japan’s economy is not doing so well, prized watermelons are being auctioned off at [...]

Tsukiji Fish Market Auctioned New Year Tuna For 32 Million Yen

January 5, 2011

Fishermen at Tokyo Tsukiji Fish Market must be laughing all the way to the bank because the first bluefin tuna [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Eggs of The Sun

July 17, 2010

I was watching a TV show last night whereby they featured the “eggs of the sun” which is produced in [...]

Nanoha Movie Film Strip Gets Auctioned For High Prices

February 5, 2010

How much would you pay for this movie strip from the anime movie “Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st [...]

Biggest Lego Mario Ever Built

October 26, 2009

Heres a shot of the world’s largest Mario statue that is built entirely from Lego Bricks. It took one week [...]

2 Million Yen To Stand On Life-Size Gundam Shoulder

July 21, 2009

The life-size Gundam Statue at Odaiba park is a majestic statue, but how much would you pay to stand on [...]