• mangabb posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 4 days, 6 hours ago

    The Nortons Japanese antivirus commercial is very slick indeed.
    The extended version is online, here.

  • allan posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 2 weeks, 5 days ago

    Smart Vending machine!
    It recognizes your age and gender and recomends appropriate drinks.

    • I kind of want to make my own drink selection instead of some suggestive marketing. Yes I really do feel like drinking the extra high caffiene yellow drink to keep me going at work…

  • nobby posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 3 weeks, 2 days ago

    A commercial showing members of wildly popular all-girl band AKB48 passing bite-sized candies seductively from mouth-to-mouth is under fire in Japan for encouraging homosexuality.

    The advertisement, which aired in March, shows the school uniform-clad young women—all in their late teens or early 20s—intimately exchanging the sweet, with the…[Read more]

  • Frank posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    This is some of the coolest baseball you will ever see! (Softbank Hawks). It’s a 30 second commercial, well worth 30 seconds of your time… Am watching it for the 5th time !

  • allan posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    OK I wasn’t going to post any more train posters but JR gave me another laugh this morning so here it is. What a cool poster!

    • I’ve seen similar scenes Friday nights at Ikebukero. Drunk sallary men nearly falling on the tracks.

  • allan posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    Here is another Yamanote sen classic. I look forward to more JR signage!

    • I had to study the JR hieroglyphics for several minutes, is it an IQ test?? I can imagine how many meetingswent on in JR over this campaign.

    • Yes 6 foot long cigarettes will bother other commuters!

  • allan posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    I had a little chuckle to myself on the Yamanote Sen this morning, heres a snap. :)

    • Hey they must be new signs, never seen those! What if your ”ketsu is dekai” guess ok to open legs as wide as your rear.

    • Hey I sit like that after a long night out, well maybe not that bad but my butt wont fit in the foam indentations designed for Japanese butts!

    • What a laugh! Will look out for it.

  • Frank posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 2 months, 4 weeks ago

    Heres one for you a F miracle cloth! Great for cleaning the sunnies!

  • allan posted an update in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff 3 months ago

    Was at this Sushi shop the other day, I had to snap the sign at the front door.

    • neko replied 3 months ago

      FukuZushi, thats an S not a 2!
      The meaning is quite innocent, means Happy/prosperous sushi!

  • nobby posted on the forum topic IPAD 2 release in Japan in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff: 1 year, 1 month ago

    The Softbank release price/plans still unknown but they will definately be much cheaper than the grey imports appearing in Akihabara., starting from 80,000y up to 138,000y. ■Apple Wi-Fi 16GB iPad 2 79,800 yen (about $990) ■Apple Wi-Fi 32GB Black iPad 2 89,800 (about $1110) ■Apple Wi-Fi 3G 64GB White iPad 2 138,000 (about $1710) see [...]

  • Glyn Meredith posted on the forum topic IPAD 2 release in Japan in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff: 1 year, 1 month ago

    Any idea how much will it cost when it’s eventually available, nobby?

    Still no USB port for printing or charging? I love my iphone and MacBook Pro but I’m not sure about the ipad.

  • nobby started the forum topic IPAD 2 release in Japan in the group Group logo of Cool stuffCool stuff: 1 year, 1 month ago

    “Apple has issued a statement regarding the official launch of their 2010 tablet follow-up. Expected to release on March 25, Apple has delayed the iPad 2′s release date in Japan until further notice. ”

    anyone know when it will be release. Softbank wouldn’t give me a date.