Gigantic Indonesian infant brought to Japan to entertain TV viewers
A very large 1-month-old Indonesian baby is being brought to Japan for a TV show:
Metro TV reported that the baby boy was invited by the Japanese Medical Association and will be sponsored by a domestic television network. He will leave for Japan by month’s end after the Japanese Consulate General in Medan, on the island of Sumatra, finishes processing his visa.
But the plan to bring the baby to Japan has sparked controversy, despite his doctor’s support, as some of his neighbors claim he will be exploited by Japanese doctors and media.
It’s hard to see this as anything more than a plan by a Japanese TV network to entertain viewers by promising to show them a freakishly large infant. Although it is exploitation, hopefully the family of the child is being paid a generous amount of money for the TV appearance.
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Categories: Foreigners in Japan
Electric Delorean in Japan
The Asahi shares some video of a Delorean in Hiroshima that has been converted into an electric car:
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Categories: Technology
Japanese mascots hold summit in Hikone
The Asahi has posted this video of the festivities at the Kigurimi 2009 Summit for Yurukyara taking place this weekend at Hikone, home of Hikonyan, Japan’s most popular tourism mascot:
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Categories: General Japan
Japanese guy with a big mouth
Japanese comedian Akira Kawashima shows TV viewers that he has a big mouth:
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Categories: Odd / Strange
Cola Shock Zero
Kirin has released a diet version of their 5% alcohol cola:
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Sting wants Japanese people to buy his album
Sting has a new album, so he went through the trouble of making a personalized greeting/sales pitch for the Japanese viewers of the “Mezamashi TV” morning show:
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Categories: Celebrity News