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AirAsia is finally coming to the states and they’re going to shank you

September 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

AirAsia announced today the celebration party of their first flight’s arrival to the United States.  They decided to kick off the festivities by pulling out knives and shanking any non-Oakland Raiders fans in the area. Oh wait, no, that’s not it.  They decided to celebrate by partnering with the Oakland Raiders and landing a Raiders [...]

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HUH?!? I wanna ride a Space Ship to Venus.

September 3rd, 2009 · 1 Comment

“While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus,” – said Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of premier-in-waiting Yukio Hatoyama (via Reuters) Whoa, whoa, whoa…..hold the horses.  She said WHAT?!? “It was a very beautiful place and it was really green.” I’m dumbfounded.  I’m all for UFO [...]

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Tags: Japan · Tokyo · awesome · bizarre · politics

Talk about your themed weddings….

August 31st, 2009 · No Comments

Talk about your epic weddings.  This takes otaku to a whole new level.  Wish I was around the statue to see this priceless gem go down.  Dude really wore that to his own wedding.  Cohones the size of bowling balls that one.  I wonder what he wife was really thinking – “Oh that Yasuo, maybe [...]

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Bad Press Release of the Day

August 6th, 2009 · No Comments

LosToyko Mr. Evan Kennedy Blogger Please accept my apology for mis-spelling Yuan in the headline of this news release. It is being re-issued with the correction. Jim Trippon had caught the error in the first draft but we received comments from several sources and it got lost in the successive versions. My responsiblity. P*** K*****, [...]

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Tags: bizarre · flacks · pressrelease · stupid

Lady Gundam?

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

For all you Gundam fans who have been visiting my blog, hello! Thanks for stopping by. Found this on the interwebs and thought you all might get a chuckle out of it. A woman in Taiwan encrusted a RX-78-2 with jewels. Check it out: Via Pink Tentacle – check it out for more pics.

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60 Foot Gundam Model Nearing Completion

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Just a quick update on the huge Gundam model being built on Odaiba.  Check out the latest pic and video below. I’m telling you, this will bring on an alien attack… They’re finally going to think we’re ready to fight.

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Giant Gundam Robot Half Completed

June 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

So that giant Gundam statue I blogged about a while ago is now half completed.  Check out the pics below to see how its coming along.  A friend of mine made an interesting comment about this statue.  What if aliens were to do a fly by, see the robot, and think, ‘ok, they’re ready.’  Just [...]

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Wow, what happened to May?

June 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Seriously, where did the month of May vanish to? For now, enjoy the cover to this book I saw at Borders:

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Tags: Picture · Uncategorized · american · awesome · bizarre · book

Massive Photo Post – Part 1

April 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

I’ve been thinking a lot lately of what to post on here, as you can see been trying to do all sorts of things. Well, how could I leave out photos. They’re oldies, but goodies. Please welcome 2005! View from my old train station in Shinjuku and one of my favorite night views in the [...]

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Giant Fire Breathing Robot Storms through Tokyo – RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! AHHHHHHHHhhhh….

March 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Oh the humanity! This 24ft. tall fire breathing robot stormed through Roppongi Hills on Saturday March 28th, taking several small children out in its wake.  No one knows where or how this robot was created, but some people suspect that Dr. Steel may have a hand behind it.  This might be his first move into [...]

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Tags: Japan · Picture · Tokyo · art · awesome · bizarre

Future of Tech

March 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Here are two great videos to help show you what technology might look like in several years. The surprising thing is that the second video is produced by Microsoft. Video: Future Vision Montage

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60 Foot Mobile Suit Gundam to Land in Odaiba

March 11th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Bandai announced yesterday that they will debut and showcase a life size Mobile Suit Gundam. Standing at over 18 meters, 60 feet, the Gundam model will be available for free viewing at Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park, Odaiba is a small reclaimed island in Tokyo Harbor with many of amusement centers, movie theaters, and a Statue of [...]

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Things to do in Japan – HIS Experience

March 7th, 2009 · No Comments

HIS Japan, one of the bigger Japanese travel agencies, yes they still have travel agencies and they are one of the more popular ways to find travel deals in Japan, has set up some great tours for all you foreigners heading to Japan. Now you can live out your dreams of making a ceramic Maneki [...]

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