Nihon on the Net
Bring your own chopsticks three times and you could win a new pair! Just the latest eco-conscious promotion in Japan. But the best eco-conscious product has to be the solar powered bra that you can use to charge your I-pod.
The Japanese have brought native Noma horses back from the brink of extinction and you can now see one of these adorable miniature horses at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo.
As incomes rise, more Asians turn to cosmetics that promise a lighter skin color.
Neon orange paint balls are the newest crime-fighting innovation in Japan. I’m not sure how effective they will be as the robbery victim needs to have a good arm in order to hit the perpetrator with the orb so that the authorities can track the suspect down!
Video footage of the rush hour on a Tokyo train platform. Anderson Coopers’ commentary is cute and, for you trivia lovers, the ‘pushers’ are called oshiya in Japanese.
Photo Credit: FLickr, white beauty
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The solar powered bra . . . . Is there a hand-cranking option for cloudy days?
The ironic thing is that the bra isn’t actually functional, hand cranked or otherwise – I think it was just an excuse for the company to put their name out there with some photos of scantily clad gals.