File Extension Underwear

“Kakuchoushi Pantsu”(file extension underwear) with “zip”, “exe”, “php” and “log” underwear for men from Okinawan company Monolith Store [J]. 1575 yen(US$21). Women’s underpants are said to be coming soon as well. via Slashdot Japan [J]

Jedi Of Japanese Traditional Swordplay

Tenshinshō-den Katori Shintō Ryū is a Japanese martial arts said to be established around 15th century. And the word Jedi might be from Japanese, this mash-up seems so natural. originally from Nico Nico Douga, [nicodo]sm14793726[/nicodo] The original Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu film is here, via @yando

Twitter To Charge Fee For Tweets: False Rumor Makes Japanese Users Panic

Last week, a false rumor telling that you will need to pay to tweet on Twitter from July 1 was widely circulated in Japanese twittersphere. Many of those tweets pointed a single source, Uncyclopedia Japan’s news, titled with “Twitter Japanese version will be switched to a paid service from July”, which explained the background why… Continue reading Twitter To Charge Fee For Tweets: False Rumor Makes Japanese Users Panic

Code Boxing With Kinect And Tython, Muscle Programming Language

A Japanese blogger id:gongoZ [J] released “Muscle Programming Language/Framework: Tython” on May 14. This Tython, released as an open source project, with Kinect enables you to program by body movements. In short, you can program by boxing in front of Kinect. See a video demo here, id:gongoZ could code to put out “Hello, World” only… Continue reading Code Boxing With Kinect And Tython, Muscle Programming Language

2channel Founder’s 10 Million Yen Donation Rejected By Groupon Japan

Groupon Japan, local operator of successful digital coupon company Groupon, which drew cold stares by the new year’s trouble, was one of the fast web companies who started the earthquake victims saving program. Their “matching gift” donation collected 100 million yen by March 20th, and Groupon Japan added their own 100 million yen on top… Continue reading 2channel Founder’s 10 Million Yen Donation Rejected By Groupon Japan

What New iPad2 Smart Cover Reminds Japanese – Bath Tub Lid

Apple’s new iPad2 announcement was followed by a lot of coverage, so I do not have much to add from Japan. A funny thing happened in Japanese web was about their newly-introduced official option – case. Japanese bath tub lid is common item in Japanese home. The reason is that in Japan, family members share… Continue reading What New iPad2 Smart Cover Reminds Japanese – Bath Tub Lid

Adobe Icons Nail Art

By the same Japanese web designer @mamipeko, who did browsers nail art, and her friend Tomoko. The two female web designers made an unit “Web Nail Girls” and will enjoy and show us more web-related nail art. Photoshop icon nail art, which is not photoshopped. See more photos on Ha-Ha-blog.

Mark Zuckerberg Look-alike Japanese Comedian

When something’s the topic of the moment, anything about it can become big news. Here we go, Facebook news again. Japanese comedian Shigeo Takahashi (photos on Google Image Search), a member of the manzai-style stand-up comedy duo Savanna [J], made special appearances prior to the show of “The Social Network” movie in Tokyo because he… Continue reading Mark Zuckerberg Look-alike Japanese Comedian