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Nov 06 2006 3 Comments

Non-PC pants

Due to being super stretchy and low rise, Black Man briefs it seems are the perfect pants for a spot of personal package promotion.

black man pants

Only available in medium and large.

Categorized: Language, Photography, Underwear

Nov 04 2006 4 Comments

Jubilant Japanese

Whether young or old, rich or poor, everyone it seems is guaranteed a warm welcome at this somewhat overly eager amusement hall in western Tokyo.

happy hello

(click image for giant-sized jolliness)

Categorized: Language, Photography

Oct 27 2006 3 Comments

Cruise control

A good all-rounder with plenty of space for passengers, but especially efficient in heavy rain.

toyota noah ad

Apparently.

toyota noah

However it’s only available as a 2-wheel drive. 4 x 4 is simply not an option.

(click image for larger laughably poor language pun)

Categorized: Language, Photography

Oct 26 2006 1 Comment

Tokyo tact

The sentiments behind this suburban Tokyo record shop are laudable to say the least.

be nice records

Yet as if to prove that such cordiality has no place in today’s callous and cutthroat commercial world,

be nice shop

the store has long since closed down.

Categorized: Language, Photography

Oct 23 2006 4 Comments

Beverage blues

“Conducting a survey to find out what drives people to kill themselves is the first thing that needs to be done, but we also should not wait to implement actual preventive measures.”

Yasuyuki Shimizu of anti-suicide group Life Link on what his organization feels should to be done to try and lower Japan’s disturbingly high suicide rate.

The likes of work-related stress, financial concerns and the seemingly never-ending wait for the PlayStation 3 may all rank highly in any such survey, but thanks to the pioneering research of An Englishman In Osaka, another — thankfully more manageable — cause has been unearthed; rather bizarrely in the form of canned coffee.

deeppresso coffee

After years spent teaching the world to sing, parent company Coca Cola now appears intent on inducing a heavy sigh rather than a song, although to be fair, its advertising campaign doesn’t attempt to suggest anything different. The promotional picture below presumably leaving canned coffee connoisseurs in little doubt who has been indulging in the Deeppresso.

deeppresso poster

Categorized: Food and Drink, Language, Photography

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