Photographs from a small group of islands
Tokyo’s technicolor autumnal trees amiably allow even the most artistically challenged of camera carriers to appear competent.
To a degree at least.
Such contrasting colours even encouraging a little experimentation.
Of sorts
(click images for larger leaf-based loveliness)
It is open to question whether the establishment below got its name because of the dynamite personalities of the female staff, or alternatively in honour of their big and bursting manga-esque breasts.
But the sensible money is on the latter.
(click image for super-sized super sexiness)
Selling for even more than ebay listed PlayStation 3s, the Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi department store in Tokyo has a platinum Hello Kitty figure for sale from Tuesday; the 5.6 centimetre cat priced at a staggering 18.9 million yen (82,000 pound). A figure that perhaps not surprisingly makes it the most expensive Hello Kitty figure in existence.
Feline fanatics however are advised to get there early, as the platinum pussy is a one-off. Plus with the added option of attaching ribbons and using the object as a pendant, interest is expected to be intense.
Yesterday saw models Yuri Ebihara and Moe Oshikiri debut their new line of hosiery, with the pair rather unusually opting for a chapel in Tokyo’s Aoyama district as the venue; an unorthodox approach further evident in their brand name — f*ing motesto.
At the event, the two celebrities modelled some of their new range and happily answered a barrage of questions from the press, with Ebihara-san in particular confessing how happy she was.
The 27-year-old saying that she hopes the label will become so successful that when people see her, they’ll immediately think of f*ing.
With the end of year festivities fast approaching, and salary men the length and breadth of the country set to splurge their bonuses on unnecessary goods and obligation gifts, online retailers like Amazon and Rakuten are keen to cash in on such money inspired madness.
Meaning that traditional Japanese presents such as food and drinks will face stiff competition from more unconventional items; a selection of cooked meat for example arguably looking a little lifeless next to a delivered to the door leotard-clad lady friend.
Shipped free before December 10 if purchased along with Sex For Dummies (Third Edition).
Apparently.
(image via the FG forums)