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A shop on Rakuten (one of Japan’s biggest shopping portals) has begun selling humping animal piggy banks. Drop a coin in the machine and the animals go for it.  I can see this as a great way to get extra cash at the office!

The banks retail for ¥1,980 (about $20). 
Found by way of Rinkya Blog. [...]

The Roomba has some competition out of Korea - the iClebo robot vacuum. This is the English Engrish promotional video: 

Even though it is spelled iClebo, he keeps on pronouncing it “iCrebo”. Weird.

The Rare Mono shop comes through with the newest in USB technology: the USB Boob Warmer (they call it the “USB Bust Beauty Pad”). Just plug it in and slip in the pads for nice warm booby action. 

The theory (or rumor) is that warming up your boobs can help make them perkier. But they admit [...]

Looks like there is some branded Engrish Hemp merchandise in Japan. In addition to the lighter from today’s Engrish, you can see a similar design and copy on various products, including a sticker and pencil case (I received these all from different people): 

My guess is that the designer of these products knows what ‘dope’ is [...]

As a follow up to my last entry on the bras for men, I found this video from ITN reporting on the subject: 

Found by way of Japan Probe.

Not only have men’s bras been available for a while in Japan, they just reached the number 1 spot on one of Japan’s largest online shops ‘Rakuten’, according to this Japanese news article. The bras come in black, white and pink, and are made of materials that give a luster look and stretchy feel. Why [...]

 Tired of manually counting your children’s chew count? A Japanese company has the answer - called the “Kami Kami Sensor” (’kami’ means ‘chewing’), all you have to do is hook this contraption up to their jaw and it does all the counting for you! 
Based on the theory that chewing at least 30 times before swallowing [...]

Leave it to the Japanese to come up with bizarre great flavor combinations. The newest flavored gum from the Kracie company is black pepper combined with tropical fruits such as pineapple, mango and passionfruit. It will be going on sale at convenience stores in Japan nationwide from November 11th. 
The press release from the Kracie website says [...]

Pepsi Japan (bottled and distributed by Suntory) has introduced a new yogurt flavored cola called Pepsi White. Better hurry up and get your bottle before it’s too late - this baby is going to be sold for a limited time only this winter. 
 The Japanese press release from Suntory says: “With the new sale of Pepsi White, this winter [...]

 You may remember the Engrish entry for “Whitemen” toothpaste - a Chinese toothpaste to help you emulate the nice white teeth of whitemen?
Over the years I have also received a few photos of what was once called “Darkie” toothpaste as well - which was sold all over Asia for a long period of time. As [...]