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Detox And Lose Weight At Bathtime!

Posted
on January 13, 2008
 in WTF...?
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So… I was watching one of my favorite channels - Shop Channel (It’s like QVC [they have it in Japan too] or Home Shopping Network in the U.S.). People are always working hard and I’ve seen quite a few awkward moments, it’s awesome, I kid you not! What’s the difference of Shop Channel and QVC Japan vs. QVC America? Here’s a quick breakdown.

Booya Japan Style!

  • QVC America tries to sell you crap you’ll never use and takes calls from old people.
  • Shop Channel and QVC Japan tries to sell THE CRAZIEST THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN!

The other day while watching Shop Channel I saw some younger woman wearing a gold moon suit looking plastic bag outfit, reading a book, and relaxing in a bath while sweating her balls off. I’m like WTF! So I took some ghetto pics of my TV and had my fiancee type the words out in Japanese and I hit up Google. Here are my ghetto pictures.

Legs in the bath waterCrazy moon suit actionRelaxing and reading a book in the bath while wearing a crazy space suit

Here are some failed Google Translations:

  • Big exercise and sweat bath water-soluble out from the sweat glands, sweat, urine and most of the same component
  • After more than 30 km marathon run, sweat glands and milk served with sweat

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Recent Japan News

Posted
on January 11, 2008
 in News in Japan
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I was reading the news today and came across a few articles I thought were worth mentioning.

  • Reuters reports how Golf-Japan’s ‘Tiger’ Ishikawa turns professional at 16 - Just turned 16 and he’s worth over $10 Million USD over the next 5 years. That’s pretty cool!
  • Google/AFP reports Japan police receive 400th secret pledge to poor after 33 years - “The police station in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo, received the first envelope in August 1974, which contained 1,000 yen, or nine dollars at the current rate. It did not bear a sender’s name but enclosed a piece of paper only saying: “Please use this for the unprivileged people.” This money came in every month and gradually increased. This week they received the 400th envelope which brings the total amount donated to 1,744,000 yen over time. Awesome! It’s nice to know that somebody cares that much.
  • CNN Money is reporting that Japan’s Softbank wins more new subscribers in December than KDDI, DoCoMo - I like the name DoCoMo, it’s fun to say. Docomo docomo docomo… but I like Softbank’s service (friends with Softbank + woman who talks a lot = cheaper than DoCoMo). What’s the key to Softbank’s increase in success? I blame Cameron Diaz. She’s all over the place with her softbank phone she’s not even talking in the commercials

Cameron Diaz for Japan's Softbank
photo courtesy of sleepycat

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