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SMAP Kimura with Two Women at Once

Drifoy — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:42:00 +0000

SMAP Kimura with two women at once, that is Ryoko Shinohara and Keiko Kitagawa. It wasn’t a threesome as you have thought, instead the three will be in a new Fuji TV drama. The new TV drama is entitled “Tsuki no Koibito” (Moon Lovers) and will start to air on September of this year. This is Ryoko Shinohara’s first TV appearance since she had a baby back in 2008, this is her comeback project. Lastly, Takuya Kimura of SMAP is a certified heartthrob so take off that why did he get to be with two of Japan’s hottest actresses in one drama? look in your face.

via Japan Today

5 Sakura Songs by Vocaloid

Drifoy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

5 Sakura Songs by Vocaloid? First let me explain what a Vocaloid is.Vocaloid is a vocal-synthesizing software developed and released by Yamaha back in 2004. If you still don’t get it, it is basically a non-human voice creation software. I hope I made that clear. This brilliant piece of software has been used mainly to give a distinct voice to anything you can image. Including but not limited to an anime character, an action figure, vending machine, vehicles, doors, pillows, alarm clocks, home appliances and unicorns. Scratch that last one, it just popped up in my mind. But seriously, a talking unicorn? that’s would be pure awesomeness! That’s a lot of uses for the Vocaloid software but of course the Japanese has a much better use for it turn an inanimate figure into a pop star! Well sort of since it can only sing those ballad-ish songs inspired by the sakura tree( that’s cherry blossoms in English). Two of this Vocaloid singers are Kaito the first version and Hatsune Miku. Interested? check out the in depth article.

via Muza-Chan’s Gate to Japan

HP EliteBook 8740w Looks So Sweet and Solid

Drifoy — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:11:00 +0000

HP EliteBook 8740w is now on the top of my wishlist. On the gadgets category that is. Yes, my wishlist is divided into various categories but of course we are not going to talk about that. Let’s go back to the topic, my latest dream machine the HP EliteBook 8740w just looks so sweet and solid. Even the standard configuration is pretty descent. My favorite features you ask? except for the awesome juicy screen, I like the firewire and esata ports. I’m a digital hoard I have gigabytes and gigabytes of data so transferring em using USB ports is not just sad but pathetic. Anyways try to catch this new and awesome piece of hardware on your local stores. Trust me, you’ll be drooling.

via Akihabara News

Japanese high school girl uniform pimping

Drifoy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:56:00 +0000

Japanese high school girl uniform customized up to the smallest detail. Yes it is the most recent fashion trend to pick up its pace in Tokyo. The trend is known as Nanchatte seifuku (なんちゃって制服, lit. “just kidding uniform”) and started back in 2002. The idea is simple, high school girls customizes their uniforms personally or bring it to a shop that does customizations and add whatever bling and glitters they want and make it look unique up to their hearts content. It’s like pimping your ride, but instead of cars you do it on school uniforms. That is just awesome!

via Japan Trends
photo: flickr

Japanese Nose Mask Pit

Drifoy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:01:00 +0000

Japanese nose mask pit is a sort of device that you insert in your nose to act as a filter that blocks pollens, from a flower for example. Helpful if your allergic to any types of pollens.

via Roy in Tokyo

Lightning Strikes a Fluorescent Tube Caught on Video

Drifoy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:47:00 +0000

Lightning strikes a fluorescent tube and caught on a video might sound weird and impossible. Weird? Yes. Impossible? No. Leave it to the Japanese, it’s not impossible for a lightning to strike a fluorescent tube lamp when you have a 12-million-volt artificial lightning generator courtesy of Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) of Japan of course. Check out the action in the video below and see what happens in slow motion.

via Pink Tentacle

The Best Guide to Roppongi

Drifoy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:19:00 +0000

The Best Guide to Roppongi. Is one of those post that you can’t pass on without reading. If you’re planning to visit Japan’s Roppongi district check the guide out. It’s something you won’t find on tourist guide books. And if anyone knows where to get a digital version of that very informative Roppongi map please do let me know.

via yonasu.com
photo: yonasu.com

Best Of Japan Episode 02

Drifoy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:46:00 +0000

It’s the weekends! Yay! Well, I still have work tomorrow but yeah weekends gives me that relax soothing day feeling or not. Anyway here are a few good reads for you to start your weekend. It’s about all thing Japan of course, it’s the Best of Japan Episode 02.

A rainy month in Tokyo via Kirainet

Ruin of a Japanese World War II shipyard another haikyo adventure via michaeljohngrist.com

5 covers of the song Turning Japanese via loneleeplanet

That’s all folks, I’ll be back tomorrow so sayonara! for now. ^_^

Japanese Panty Fetish is a Crime

Drifoy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:23:00 +0000

Japanese man arrested for stealing 256 pairs of womens underwear. Pantsu thief strikes again! this is very common in Japan and it’s even referenced in Japanese movies, anime and manga. The man’s collection was stolen within the period of ten years and only caught this time, impressive in my opinion. So it’s true, a fetish is a fetish. I feel you bro but bringing the loot around is not wise. LOL.

via Japan Today

Toyota Installs Brake Override System

Drifoy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:21:00 +0000

Toyota Motor Corporation and 6 other major Japanese car manufacturers installs brake override system on all of the models that they will release. The system will work by stopping the car even if the accelerator is still depressed. It’s about time I think and I wonder why is it the safety measures are always the last features to be installed?

via Japan Today