Hackman

The whole point of this toy art object is that you can stuff the vomit in his mouth, and then make him puke it back up. This is one of those rare finds that is appropriate for every possible occasion. I think I might get them for all of my co-workers this holiday season.

Kit Kat gone wild

Nestlé does some interesting things worldwide. In the US, UK, and India they've done "lite" versions of their famous Kit Kat bar. Australia has seen cool flavors like honeycomb and cookie dough, South Africa is the only country to offer pineapple, and even Canada gets cinnamon and coffee. They've really out-done themselves in Japan, though. The list of flavors (some available nationally, some only in select prefectures) is impressive to say the least:

Pickled Plum

Bubblegum

Mango

Rose

Lemon vinegar

Cacao 61%

Sakura

Cacao 72%

White

Iced Tea

Caramel and Salt

Cucumber

Kinako

Wa Guri

Matcha

Apple

Café Latte with Hokkaidō Milk

Kiwifruit

Strawberry

Peach

Gold

Ginger Ale

Sports Drink

Sour Orange

Blue Ramune Soda

Vegetable Juice

Cantaloupe

Triple Berry

Azuki

Green Grape Muscat

Caramel Macchiato

Zunda

Blueberry cheesecake

Hascapp - Hokkaido blueberry

Soy Sauce
Yakimorokoshi
Jyagaimo
Daigakuimo

Kobe pudding

Banana

Miso
Beet
Houjicha
Kokuto
Watermelon
Pumpkin
Edamame
Lemon Chocolate
Cookies & Chocolate
Cookies PLUS
Apple Vinegar
Veggie

Several are available on napaJapan, including a lovely Christmas assortment, because nothing says "Merry Christmas" like a vegetable juice flavored Kit Kat bar.

to continue my favorite theme...

This one is from my own personal collection. No, I don't own this product. I did take the picture, though.

I think this would just be standard, run of the mill Engrish if it weren't for the extraordinary location where I found it: Disney World. To be precise, it was in the Japan pavillion at Epcot, and was displayed at roughly eye level to a six year old. What this means is that someone at Disney On High thought that this was a great example of Japanese merchandise to make available to the sweaty, sunburnt masses. I happen to agree.

As Mickey would say, "Oh boy!"

the right one baby UH HUH

I always enjoy seeing major corporations taking on local traditions and tastes, and the wacky hijinks that ensue. Coke does a pretty awesome job with its worldwide Fanta flavors (hint: if you are traveling, get me some. Any flavor.), and for the past few years Pepsi has been releasing some limited edition specialty flavors in Japan. 2009's Pepsi flavors were shiso (an herby tasting, toxic looking mess) and azuki bean and oh man, they sounds so tasty. Why are the flavors in the US so boring?

Last year's drink sounds even better, though. It was "Pepsi White", which was marketed as having a yogurt flavor. That sounds delicious, and I'm not even being sarcastic.

Sorry today's post is kind of lame. I've been busy enjoying my awesome new TV.

Pita-Pai

Continuing on the tit theme, how about some breast putty? This is a cool little toy that you can squish down to nothing but a "flesh" colored puddle, and then watch in awe and wonder as it re-gains its shape as a perfectly spherical breast. Gross.

USB tit warmer

Do your tits get cold from working long hours in front of a computer? Well it's a good thing that you can now buy a USB tit warmer from Rare Mono Shop. Just plug it in and slip it into your bra, and you'll have toasty-warm titties in no time. Its sleek design is perfect for stealthy office use. For a real thrill, use the "vibrate" setting!

Also - something about beauty? Maybe it will make your girls perkier? I have no idea.

For the record, Google Translate doesn't really explain much more. It does contain the words "man bra," though, so I can only imagine what I'm missing.

manba

There's just no nice way to put it. These girls are wearing blackface.

Manba/yamanba (there is a difference - the former has makeup above and below the eye, the latter only above. Subtle!) has got to be one of the most messed up fashion trends that I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong - I love some extreme fashions and think there's a lot to be said for creativity. This is not creativity. This is carbon-copy bimbos in blackface.

Social studies lesson: this trend falls loosely into the gyaru (literally "gals") subculture, and is an extreme version of ganguro ("black faced gals"), which seeks, theoretically, to highlight the beauty of tanned skin and to embrace the attitude of a typical California valley girl. I think it's kind of cool that these rebels took the age-old idea of pale skin = beautiful and turned it on its ass, but then it got taken way too far.

It is also worth noting that I was originally only going to post things that were for sale. I thought twice about this one, and then found out that they are for sale. It's not prostitution, though. It's "compensated dating," which is an entirely different thing.