Rice bra supports Japanese girls

Gyaru farmers is one trend Japan has seen over the last couple of years and now here is a somewhat random tangent of that.

Girls keen to keep their agricultural hobby close to their heart can now grow their own rice in a special bra designed by lingerie maker Triumph and modeled here by Triumph image girl Reiko Aoyama.

Triumph, which periodically releases crazy bra-concepts such as golf bra and marriage bra, claims it came up with the “rice bra” because of the growing popularity of those gyaru farmers and farming in general amongst Japanese city dwellers.

Growing concerns over food safety and the environment, and the ideal of a more laid-back lifestyle, are slowly attracting more people out of cities such as Tokyo and into the world of agriculture.

Like other Triumph crazy-concept bras, it will not go on sale, but expect to see it advertised about the Japanese media.

Commuters crowd into Tokyo’s weekday morning trains.

Mojibakeru

From the 17th of May, Bandai are to release a new series of trading figures in the form of kanji that transforms into its animal counterpart. The product is called "Mojibakeru" [もじバケる] which is a compound word of "Moji" [文字] meaning "character" and "Bakeru" [化ける] meaning "to change into."
Me thinks these would be useful to help folks remember kanji - they just need to make more.
There will initially be 6 kanji to collect and will cost a mere 105 yen each - they also comes with some gum to chew on while you figure out how to transform it. Each kanji comes in 3 colors giving a total of 24 different combination's.

Portable flushing noise gadget

Emitting the noise of a flushing toilet to spare a woman’s blushes, the Toto Otohime ("sound princess") is a standard fixture in many toilets around Japan. But what do you do when you enter a toilet that doesn’t have an Otohime installed? Enter the Keitai ("Mobile") Otohime. This slender pink device, which comes in two attractive designs, can be slipped into a ladies’ handbag or connected to your phone or purse.


Japanese women often flush the toilet to hide embarrassing sounds but as each flush uses up around six liters of water, in these environmentally conscious times, a device like the Keitai Otohime allows you to both be discreet and save the planet. By simply pressing a button you can mask the noise of your toilet activities.

The Keitai Otohime features:

Portable small sound device x1
Makes sound of running water to mask toilet noises
Made in collaboration with Toto, maker of the original Otohime toilet function
Colors: pink
Versions: Ribbon or Forest
Size: 85 x 55 x 15 mm (3.3 x 2.2 x 0.6")
Material: ABS, acrylic
Power: AAA batteries x2 (tester included)
Continuous usage time: 7-10 hours (120 days is used 5 times per day for 10 minutes)
Instructions: Japanese only

Nail Art of Harajuku Girls

Sky Tree - the tallest structure in Japan

Tokyo Sky Tree, a new tower under construction for terrestrial digital broadcasting, reached 338 meters Monday, surpassing Tokyo Towerand becoming the tallest structure in Japan. The new tower in Sumida Ward will be 634 meters tall when it is completed at the end of 2011.Tokyo Tower, a 333-meter radio and TV transmission tower in Minato Ward, was the country's tallest structure for 52 years.

Even though Tokyo Sky Tree will not open to the public until spring 2012, it has already become a tourist attraction.

Sakura beer cans

It is Sakura (cherry blossom) time in Japan..You can find everything newly packaged in line with Sakura..Above is the beer cans..