Photographs from a small group of islands
With Tokyo retailers beginning to build up to the big push that is Christmas and New Year, famously flashy jeweller Ginza Tanaka has once again easily outdone the opposition; this time by producing a 24 Karat gold Christmas card, which at 30 million yen (133,000 pound) is a little on the pricey side — although it does ‘pop-up’.
Potential purchasers should be aware however that with a weight of 6 kilogrammes,
postal charges could be quite costly.
Cleverly combining an upcoming new software package with a headline grabbing ‘Eco Message Exhibition’, Sourcenext Corporation looks set to shift a hefty number of its latest title when version 11 is released next month.
The inclusion of celebrity and top blogger Kaori Manabe should also help boost sales, with the 25-year-old pontificating at a promotional event, “There aren’t too many young people who think seriously about ecology, but if good-looking people whom they look up to get involved, then I think everyone will follow them.
A comment that despite a certain degree of self-importance is probably quite true, with hordes of fans set to fervently follow in Manabe-san’s footsteps.
Her each and every move closely scrutinised.
With only days to go before the Japanese release of Sony’s much vaunted and even more delayed next-generation games console, PlayStation pandemonium is very likely to hit the streets of Tokyo this weekend — or at least electronic outlet environs. Yet with apparently only a measly 100,000 80,000 machines available from the get-go, this is about as close as the majority of gamers will get.
Which isn’t necessarily all that near, with crowds of kids (both big and small) desperately clamouring for a 3 minute go of gaming goodness. Although as impressive as the PlayStation 3 may be, whether it’s actually a whole 50,000 yen worth of fun remains to be seen — from afar…
Due to being super stretchy and low rise, Black Man briefs it seems are the perfect pants for a spot of personal package promotion.
Only available in medium and large.
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.
(click image for giant-sized jolliness)