Hello Kitty appears to be alive in this vivisection play toy, doesn’t it?
These images and more details come from Dr. Romanelli x Hello Kitty “Anatomy” Release at Highsnobiety.com.
‘I was a teenage vivisectionist‘ is the self-introductory phrase I always use. That is, at age 19, I was a work-study researcher who used to start every day by ripping out the “pipping body” from the brains of 100 live turkey poults. Therefore, this Hello Kitty’s vivisection playtime seems quite normal to me.
I wasn’t really hip to this Japanese band, “Sour,” but this music video of their song “Hibi no Neiro” that they created from webcam clips submitted by their fanbase* is fun in its own funky aesthetic.
In the midst of a declining Japanese comics industry and a world-wide recession, who’s hiring the ‘hikikomori‘ in the comics field? That is, who wants a job being a butt-boy for a freakazoid “manga executive”?
Comic Book Jobs: Who’s Hiring? Tokyopop, VCU, Hollywood & Warner Brothers! comics.gearlive.com — Tuesday October 13, 2009 10:35 pm
….If you love the manga and you don’t mind getting coffee or picking up the dry cleaning for the busy manga executive on the go, Tokyopop just might be your place. They’re looking for a “Personal Assistant, Office of the CEO” who can “support all facets of the CEO’s activities, including administrative areas, business development areas, creative areas, personal and time management areas, and any other areas required by the CEO…more...
Here is torrid Tokyo some women have been wearing high boots all summer, but with the start of the fall kinky boots have become de rigueur.
Related 3Yen reports include:
—Tokyo’s pigeon-toed goth fashion show
—Japanese “O” Legs
Rob Pongi, master of all things Japanese (except his ex-girlfriend) offers this iPhone app for Japanese sexual harassment writing to us:
“Here is a WONDAFURU video of the all-new Japanese Up-Skirt iPhone application.”
I think that visiting the two air crash museums in Tokyo’s Hanada Airport is the perfect place to kill some time if you are stuck between flights, don’t you?
Japan air crash museums | Fear of flying? Give these places a miss
The Age – October 9, 2009—Charred aircraft wreckage, mangled black boxes, photographs of orphans clinging to coffins – Japan's airlines don't bury their worst air-crash memories, they keep them alive in museums. People with a fear of flying may want to give a miss to the carriers' two haunting exhibits near Tokyo's Haneda airport…more…
Checking further into this story (since I live nearby), the JAL plane crash museum turns out not the best place for a spontaneous fun visit. According to the the official website of the JAL Group – Safety Operations…
JAL webpage….The center is open to…members of the general public…reservations are required and should be made the day before the intended visit…Safety Promotion Center staff will accompany visitors at all times during visits…more...
In addition, you can read more [yawn] at http://press.jal.co.jp/en/release/200604/000485.html
Yes, Japanese girls are short but these Japanese CRUEL SHOES by Junko Shimada bring a new meaning the term “fashion victim.”
Reuters – Tue Oct 6, 2009…creation by Japanese designer Junko Shimada as part of her Spring/Summer 2010 women's collection for Cacharel house during Paris Fashion Week October 6…more...
To quote the Prophet, Steve Martin from his best-selling book, Cruel Shoes:
(text)….Anna knew she had to have some new shoes today, and Carlo had helped her try on every pair in the store. Carlo spoke wearily, “Well, that’s every pair of shoes in the place.”
“Oh, you must have one more pair…”
“No, not one more pair… Well, we have the cruel shoes, but no one would want…more...
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Cruel Shoes
