At his first chance, Kumamon, Japan’s cheekiest mascot “crop dusts” the countryside during his Silver Week (Japan’s vacation period of two, consecutive, 3-day holidays).
His Supreme Fatulence, Kumamon, declareth:
‵‵Bear!!〜☆ I’m going to be fine today!′′
Previous reports of Kumamon’s blast of a life include:
Demolition has begun on Rainbow Tower in Bandai City, Japan, which is bad news for the local mascot, Bannyai, a cross between a cat and the tower. pic.twitter.com/M4SjNrcoD1
— Mondo Mascots (@mondomascots) September 17, 2018
Hmmm, I wonder if there is a rest home for retired Japanese mascots?
“BANNYAI” the mascot retires
New DIE CITY Kitty!!~
mainichi.jp :
The Rainbow Tower has been closed since 2011 due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. An investigation of the tower’s earthquake resistance found the base to be insufficient… mainichi.jp…
The 3Yen’s friend-in-the-real-world of over on Mondo Mascots writes about…
Yokohama City’s drug abuse prevention mascot is Noodora-kun, a syringe with a knot in its needle. No drug, know drug!
What he fails to mention is that like most major mascots in Japan, Noodora-kun (Mr. Nodrug) has a companion mascot, Knowdrugs-chan. (L).
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A few of our many previous reports of goofy Japanese mascots include:
This is the twentieth birthday of the NHK TV character Domo-kun and there’s speculation here in Japan about:
‵‵Whatever happened to Domo-kun, the furry brown monster with the jagged maw?′′
Could Domo-kun at 20 mean 2.0?
japantimes.co.jp | 2018/09/13
…Domo-kun has been largely absent from social media. Today’s mascots, on the other hand, use everything at their disposal to win you over… it isn’t so much that Domo-kun has disappeared; it’s more that the mascot field he helped push into popularity has become more crowded.
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Just a few of our many past stories about Domo-kun include:
‵‵Please carry away the toilet paper to the
restroom without putting it in the garbage can.′′
Recently spotted oops-engrish at an upscale Tokyo hotel.
The-rest-of-the-story…
Rude hoards of loud, littering, misbehaved Chinese tourists are the bane of the residents living/commuting/working near the major tourist areas of Tokyo and Kyoto. Typically mainland Chinese tourists are viewed as “pollution” by residents here, both Japanese and foreign (even by fellow “Chinese” from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.).
Specially, the strange signage about taking, ‵‵away the toilet paper to the restroom without putting it in the garbage can,′′ is caused by the puny plumbing in China (and other Asian countries) that cannot handle flushing toilet paper.
Chinese household sewer pipes are 50mm or less (2 in.) in diameter. Western plumbing is twice as large in diameter at 100mm (4 in.) or larger. In China there will be a basket by the side of the toilet for throw paper, yuck.
驚いてはいけない!これが2018年東京のド真ん中の安くはないホテルの言語レベルです。幸いおいらは英語でなく日本語で読めたので正しくトイレを使うことが出来ました。多分。 pic.twitter.com/td9kkcQDAn
— hiroshi ono (@hiroshimilano) August 18, 2018
Translated from Japanese by Microsoft:
Don’t be surprised! This is the language level of a not-at-all-cheap hotel in the middle of Tokyo in 2018. Luckily I was able to poop and use the restroom correctly because I could read it in Japanese instead of English. Probably.
Just say “No” to pink poo.
Pink poo is typically caused by undigested dyes and additives — such as with Oreo Peeps, it’s the food dye called FD&C Red Number 3.
North Korea showed off a massive force of Soviet-era biplanes——Their fearful flying fleet of old An-2 “Colts” were on display at today’s 9/9 military parade.
NK NEWS @nknewsorg
North Korea’s 9/9 Foundation Day military parade in Pyongyang this morning.
Photos by @chadocl
The Rest-of-the-Story…
According to thedrive.com the ancient An-2 biplanes are a clever strategy to fly super low over the ground at slow garbage-truck like speed, penetrating deep into South Korean on one-way, suicide mission to deliver their hardest shock troops deep behind enemy lines. It is thought that North Korea has more than 300 of these lumbering, flying trucks to could overwhelm South Korean air defenses with their shear numbers coming in at tree-top level—basically invisible/undetectable.
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Our previous reports of bellicose Best Korea include:
↓ Sushi for sharks? ↓
According to this research paper’s illustrations (L), these newly-discovered omnivores, Bonnethead sharks, seeming snack on sushi: seagrass belted with squid—Sort of the reverse of traditional nigiri: sushi having fish and rice belted with seaweed. ⬇ 
Scientists find the first plant-eating shark — but it still likes to hunt
ZMEscience.com | 2018-Sept-6
…Bonnethead sharks are not only consuming copious amount of seagrass but they are actually capable of digesting and assimilating seagrass nutrients, making them clear omnivores,” the researchers {Leigh et al.} wrote in their study.
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A few of our previous reports of sharks include:
Best discovery ever. We all need neck underwear. Thank you, Japan. pic.twitter.com/UZlM31yJWn
— Alan Soon / @SpliceNewsroom (@alansoon) September 4, 2018
Ok, ok, the-rest-of-the-story is that Kubi no shitagi (首の下着) directly translates as “neck underwear,” which is one of the last-gasp marketing attempts of the nearly dead towel industry of Japan.
The Oo brand is a bit more ‘creative’ in their efforts (takenosenko.jp/oo/about)…
Tokyonama, importer/distributer of original products from Japan–Geneva/Tokyo
The concept of Mu / 無 / Nothingness runs strong in Japanese non-thinking.
