Help wanted:
1,000 Ninja Wanted by the Hilton Odawara Hotel
HiltonOdawara.jp | 2015Feb22
…We will recruit 1,000 ninja who can join us for an event for both adults and children—Take part in a ninja experience on April 25 (Saturday) in Odawara”…
Hilton Odawara is looking for 1,000 ninja. Apply here: http://t.co/lfDSTFGNpp pic.twitter.com/mdC65jGLB8
— Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) February 26, 2015
If you meet the Buddha in the road, screw him in.
(1950s advertisement for Buddha bulbs by Hitachi Lamp)
If you meet the Buddha in the road, kill him.(A classic “koan” in Zen practice used to provoke
the “great doubt” and to test a student’s insight.)
Choices, in Harajuku style…
Why choose pink or blue hair when you can have both? RT @rkmaroyaka pic.twitter.com/BUQcrgFdio
— Tokyo Fashion (@TokyoFashion) February 24, 2015
Note the compromise on her eye color.
Here are Japan Post’s new mascots, TEGAMI BOT and his sidekick SMOKE DETECTOR-kun. (-‿◦☀)
Look out granny!
Japanese scientists of the RIKEN research institute have released a new experimental nursing care robot, “ROBEAR.”
According to RIKEN’s press release of February 23rd, the ROBEAR can performing tasks such as lifting a patient from a bed or wheelchair and, 
will provide impetus for research on the creation of robots that can supplement Japan’s need for new approaches to care-giving
Ri-i-i-ight—Granny is gonna love this. ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ
Sadly, these nursing care robots of the RIKEN Institute have been around forever. RIBA-II, the care-giving Teddy Bear (3Yen.com / 2011-08-03) shown above has been in development for a long time without any the bear-bots going into practical use in nursing homes and hospitals.
The 3Yen first reported years ago about the predecessor of the RIBA, the RI-MAN robot in: Stroke my soft machine (3Yen / 2006-03-01)
Other Bear-bot reports on the 3Yen have included:
. . . —Care-bots for elderly…again (3Yen.com / 2013-06-22)
. . . —Bear-bot that reads your tweets (3Yen.com / 2011-01-26)
. . . —Robo-teddy vs Alzheimer’s (3Yen.com / 2010-10-08 )
The newest Pocky was released on February 10th: the Pocky Kasane Maccha™. This pretzel has layered dark chocolate and bitter green tea, and it will only be available for a limited time.
Standing in a supermarket, wondering if it is too early to be buying Christmas stockings fillers. pic.twitter.com/KZGRHR7YhY
— Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) February 23, 2015
(More details at the official Pocky Street website.)
Previous pervy puerile Pocky posts on the 3Yen include:
• Get POCKYed! (3Yen / 2011-11-12)
• Getting poked, Japanese style (3Yen / 2009-07-25)
• Pocky dance (3Yen / 2007-11-03)
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It’s that time of the year again…
…For the Hadaka Matsuri aka Naked Festival (3Yen 2012-02-20) at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, where you can tussle with 10,000 nearly naked drunk men in fundoshi/loincloths to touch the delegated naked holy man(correction) who almost always needs to be hospitalized after the crush.
At 47 years old, Tomoko Kanda is one hell of a glam-body builder. Hailing from Osaka, she first began lifting when she was 23 years old as a way to lose weight and got hooked—Just watch.
(Remember to turn on the engrish craptions.)
3Yen readers Mulboyne and “Choko” write:
Just when you thought Coke had the monopoly on ‘Wild Health’ (3Yen 2011-02-06)…
Breaking remarkable new ground, Japan’s Consumer Agency has ruled non-alcohol beer can be labelled a health food.
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Japan’s largest newspaper, the Yomiuri Shimbun (right), reports that the courts found that the promotion of non-alcohol beer did not contribute to underage drinking. The official ruling said that breweries could label the so-called “free” beer (above left) as a help in maintaining and improving health in accordance with Japan’s Health Promotion Law. R-i-i-ight.
UPDATE:
Alcohol-free drinks get health stamp
The Japan Times | Feb. 18, 2015
Japan’s All-seeing Eye of the Illuminati has made its triumphant return to Tokyo after being winked out by the Fukushima Nuclear Power Pant Meltdown of 2011*.
The Eye of Shinjuku is back up again. Anyone with a paranoia complex might want to steer clear.
The art installation, dating back to 1970, was turned off as a power conservation measure following the Great Quake of 2011†. It was back on last week.
— Mulboyne (@Mulboyne) February 18, 2015
pic.twitter.com/swohKFjfhM
Previous 3Yen reports Japan’s All-seeing Eye of the Illuminati include:
• Japanese love eyeballs (3Yen / 2013-07-24)
• Blue-eyes invade the streets of Tokyo (3Yen / 2008-05-06)
• Eyeballs я Us (3Yen / 2006-07-13)