Plenty of Tweeple down on CNNGo story on Japanese convenience stores, but the authors are spot on
For once, instead of the 'breathless fawning' they mention themselves in the subhead here, or priapic babble about 'hipsters,' whatever that means, the authors have said something of substance - an impressive feat when clearly just aiming for linkbait.
Convenience stores may be handy once in a while, but they're a blight on the landscape for the most part, not to mention the stomach. Just try eating konbini food a few days in a row and it's Supersize Me writ large. Ghastly stuff - try your locally grown shops instead.
With so many small retail units empty over the last 18 months, it's alway positive to see a new business pick up the keys and start refitting, but when it turns out to be yet another konbini, the heart just sinks. Am I alone in that?
For years, I fought the same battle for hearts and minds over the inflated view of Japanese cell phones, so could this do the same for these street-corner neon palaces?
via cnngo.com
Sony's live music 3D extravaganza: enough J-Pop to make your eyes bleed...
It happened yesterday, apparently, and featured acts like Azu, Scandal and One Draft. I bet they looked marvelous in 3D...
Does Avatar have the highest names-per-inch density in post-roll credits history?
I know it was expensive, but this is ridiculous...
Shibuya Pee Wine Bar: shurely shum mishtake?
They say Japanese attempts at (grape-based) wine taste like piss, but this is surely a micturation too far...
Awesome in its being a solution for which there is no matching problem - the Genkan Hanko
Having a Japanese surname (and, thus, being treated a few steps differently than a talking dog) I use my hanko (name stamp) a lot, particularly in the doorway when a delivery arrives, just as in the pack illustration.
I've never had any problems using my opposable thumbs to pick up said hanko and apply it to any proffered delivery note, however the 'Genkan Hanko - Standing Name' seem to be made for folk who find that tough.
The shiny little thing just sits there waiting to be grabbed ahead of some serious doorway hanko action, so go the heck ahead and splash out ¥1,260 on the thing. You know you want to.
Money-making wheeze #69: put average wine in a bottle...
...slap on any town's name and, hey presto, personalized #Beaujolais at top dollar.
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