Posted in Japan, Toys/Games, tagged boss, canned coffee, mario kart, transformers on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Boss coffee has a great deal… buy some canned coffee at regular price, get miniature racing Mario Kart characters!
As you can see, I was also a willing victim during their Transformers summer campaign :o)
Anyway, back to the books… it’s crunch time :-S
Posted in Japan, Toys/Games, tagged aero spider on October 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
just saw this commercial…
yeah, so, minus annoying Japanese comedian, we’ve got ourselves a crazy-maneuverable toy car that drives on walls, ceilings, chairs, tables, anything…
badass
This badboy comes out in a week at a decent price of about $45… veeeeery tempting
Here’s an explanation from a rep. at the Tokyo International Toy Show
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Posted in Japan, Toys/Games, Video, tagged bubble wrap, cell phone strap, edamame, marbles on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Everybody has a key chain and/or cell phone straps in Japan. Most popular are anime characters and plush toys but there are also straps that looks exactly like pizza, potato chips, fried chicken… it’s a great way to advertise. Actually, I’ve even seen ones shaped like miniature blood bags with the person’s blood type written [...]
Posted in Japan, Toys/Games, tagged ヤクザ, 花札, hanafuda, nintendo, yakuza, 任天堂 on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hundreds of years ago, before even the birth of my home and native land, Francisco Xavier was getting the Japanese addicted to gambling. Well, not really.. but the Japanese know a good thing when they see it and just like baseball, card games (with a 48-card deck) caught on quickly. However, not only did gambling [...]
