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Endless Soybean Popping - The Edamame Toy You Will All Own Soon

Following up on the amazing bubble popping toy of last year, C-Scout’s Trends in Japan blog has uncovered this year’s hot new toy popping sensation - The Endless Edamame.

Japan + Robots + Lasers = Happy Morning

This is how you foreshadow the robot uprising. With small robots. Goofing around in smoke. With tiny little deadly lasers. On TV. In Japan.

Via Engadget - your source for all robot uprising information.

The Ultimate Japanese TV Villian - Laughing Handicapped Man Controls Monster/Stone Ball

This is what happens when you feel the world has turned against you. And only your stone ball understands you. A stone ball that turns into a monster. Who likes to frolic. In the pool. On TV. In Japan.
Note: Subs included. Not that they’re going to help you understand.

Late Night TV in Japan: Crazy Aggro Panda Clips Pin On Girls’ Tongues

This is how you combine comedy, pain and some sort of tongue fetish. On TV. In Japan.
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Not Exactly TV in Japan: Japanese Pug Stands Well; Gets YouTubed

This is how you train a dog. To completely freak me out. On You Tube. In Japan.

Pankun + Remote Control Car = Serious Monkey-Based Entertainment

This is how you reignite my love for monkeys. By hooking that monkey up with remote controlled vehicles. On TV. In Japan.

Via Japan Probe

BubbleGum in Japan: Named Dessert Monster + Helps You Do Trick Bubbles

This is how you demonstrate your new flavor of chewing gum. That’s mostly inspired by food items. Much like the gum the got Violet into so much trouble. But then again, she couldn’t do these awesome bubble tricks. On TV. In Japan.

Not Exactly TV in Japan: Amazing Train Station Illusion

From the wonderfully delightful Watashi to Tokyo, comes this wonderful delight of an optical illusion involving a Japanese train stations.

Late Night TV in Japan: Low Budget Model Shoot Feat. Bad Acting, Bad Afros & Rollerblades

This is how you shoot an underwear model. By asking her to play a role in a soap opera of sorts. Set in a “jail cell”. Featuring a man with a terrible afro. Who then asks the model to pose in the outline of a murder victim. For fun mostly. On TV. In Japan.
WARNING: This [...]

Pageant of the Masters - Paintings Brought Into Real Life

The world has come full circle. Here I am, in Los Angeles, blogging about a Japanese TV clip about an event I’d never heard of that takes place in suburban Los Angeles. I don’t know whether to be shocked, surprised or saddened.
Either way, this is pretty awesome. Real life recreations of famous paintings. It’s performance [...]

The New Weird - DJ Ozma’s “Spiderman” Video

This is how you dance. With fifty or so half naked dudes. And a couple half Spider-Man masks. And one entirely awesome white SpiderSuit. On TV. In Japan.
NOTE: This comes to you courtsey of the man who made naked boob suits appear on National TV on New Year’s Eve. So you know it’s got to [...]

Take the Tablecloth Challenge: Every Kids Dream Fulfilled On Japanese TV

I, for one, welcome our tablecloth pulling overlords. Wait, that was the last post.
Here we have more Japanese TV at its finest, thanks to the people at Japan Probe. A contest of skill wherein individuals must pull table cloths off a table. With a variety of more stuff on it. And a side serving of [...]

“Mr. Patrick Who Was Otaku of Lucky☆Star Went to Holy Place of Lucky☆Star”

This is how title a video about an American Oktaku visiting a Japanese Anime shrine. If you’re a Japanese viewer of said visit. And perhaps voice over artist as well. On TV. In Japan.

Thanks to YouTube user msworlds for the upload!

Kojima Yoshio - The Spanish Version

This is how you interpret the international stylings of the world’s newest, greatest physical comedian. At home. In Spain. On TV. In Japan.

A Private Lesson in ‘Otakuology’ - Learn From The (Subtitled) Experts

This is how you explain exactly what Otaku culture is all about. With a cute girl in a costume. Teaching an older lady who’s being held captive. And is being forced to learn. About Otaku. On TV. In Japan.
For those interested: There’s a lot more about this on 3Yen.

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