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Mar 09 2009 2 Comments

Japanese miniaturisation madness?

Japan’s love of little things is legendary, with the Walkman in particular paving the way for a positive plethora of pocket-sized products; a compulsion that combined with a similar obsession with cuteness makes for a match made in heaven — or indeed hell if one harbours a hatred for Hello Kitty.

Yet such a fervour, at least for the former, can sometimes get a bit silly. Like this iron for example.

Japanese iron

A bit of merchandise that’s so miniscule, it can only be necessary for neckties,

Japanese iron

or one’s knickers.

Japanese iron

(click images for super-sized super smallness)

Categorized: Odd

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  1. Kesenaitsumi says

    3/9/2009 at 11:03 pm

    LOL…So small, how much times does the user need for ironing an T-shirt? ^^

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  2. yoli says

    3/10/2009 at 4:39 am

    It makes sense for their small places. I have no excuse. I love Hello Kitty but have very little of it since my husband absolutely despises it.

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