This last free choice blog is about Japanese toilet, wig vending machine, and Fushimi Inari.
The first is of a dog-wig ball machine. I have no idea why this thing exist for Japanese consumers to decorate their pets. Its purpose is simple, to give your dog the "Mohican" and/or "Afro" look. I wonder how the dog will react to this kind of wig. I was tempted to buy this for my dog back home; however, it could create some choking hazard.
This next picture is of an advance Japanese toilet at Yodabashi Camera in Kyoto. I thought it was very interesting because I have never seen a hydraulic toilet to help person off the lid. It is a industrial handicap toilet for helping anyone with getting on and off the toilet. I was not able to closely inspect the toilet, but its make is Toto, universal Japanese toilet company.
Next pictures are of the infamous Ronald McDonald on Japanese T-shirts. One is basically saying "if you are Japanese, then you eat rice." I think it is along the lines of American's eating McDonald's constantly. I am not entirely sure, but its a funny t-shirt along with Ronald versing the Kernel Sanders. Both have Japanese comedic relief as joke.Ronald has been remixed into a horrifying internet joke with all the McDonald's commercials made in Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRvrFTB2UYw&fmt=18. This is one of the thousands of videos, but this one is very popular because Ronald fighting zombies in Resident Evil modification and other game modes to games such as Grand Theft Auto.Ronald is popular when it comes to Japanese gaming community.
It's funny to see these things but we need to be careful so as not to make them seem representative of all japan along the lines of "weird Japan" and Tokyology. All three of these subjects would make for an interesting post by themselves. Too bad you couldn't try the toilet...
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