It’s that time of year again
–Special report by the 3Yen’s reporter-at-large, “den4″–
It’s that time of year again when Bobbleheads, those aliens from another planet, come to our world to have a little rest and recreation before causing world-wide havoc…shown here symbolically previewing the major slide in the world’s economy….
Reuters photo
Members of international relief group Oxfam dressed up as the leaders of the G8 countries pose at an anti-G8 event in Sapporo, July 9, 2008.
It’s that time of year again when bobblehead wanting to utilize latest technology allowing the tech go to his head…
Mainichi photo
People wait in a long line to buy an iPhone in front of mobile carrier Softbank Corp’s flagship store in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, on Thursday, July 10, 2008
It’s that time of year again, when bobbleheaded folks buy their square suika (watermelons) because they just don’t want to fork out $80 for their regular melons (cantaloupes).
Square melons ZENTSUJI CO-OP
Wednesday 02nd July, 06:15 AM JST –japantoday.comThe melons are grown this way by being put into cubes of translucent plastic while still on the vine…
It’s that time of year again when rarely seen bobblehead pets make their way in local aquariums for display…
Aqua-Stadium aquarium in Tokyo, July 8, 2008. The colorful Eumicrotremus pacificus, commonly found in the deep sea around the northern island of Hokkaido, attach themselves to rocks using a sucker on their undersides to stop the current from sweeping them away.
It’s that time of year again when scary mannikin-like geishas fall into a trance while looking at Chinese lantern plants…
Geishas look at hozuki, or Chinese lantern plants, displayed at a stall at Sensoji Temple in Tokyo’s Asakusa on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
It’s that time of year again when another jpop group decides to retire, to the disappointment of their otaku following…..
Monday 30th June, 11:34 AM JST –japantoday.com
Biyuden group Erika Miyoshi, 23, left, Rika Ishikawa, 23, center, and Yui Okada, 20, at back, perform in Tokyo on Sunday night…
It’s that time of year again, when samurai-wannabes come out in force to do their own attempts at Kill Bill3. Killer price at only 12,000 yen! Slots opening daily as gaijin samurai-wannabes take each other out in grand display of samuraism.
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