Jezebel: Japanese

What Dark Secrets Has Hello Kitty Been Hiding?

Cassie Murdoch — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:20:00 EST

She may look innocent, but Hello Kitty could be a lot sneakier than we could have ever dreamed. The tiny white cat—whose iconic cheerful face is plastered on everything from notebooks to vibrators—has invaded our consciousness to such an extent that we accept her unquestioningly. More »

Would You Rather Have Sex With An Elephant, A Horse Or An Eagle?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:50:00 EDT

We often use critters to describe sex. He's a tiger in the sack. She's a hellcat in bed. They were fucking like bunnies. And the penis is often called a trousersnake, or a one-eyed worm. But is there anything sexy about eagles? More »

9 Bizarre Japanese Beauty Gadgets To Build A Better You

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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Rush Limbaugh Makes Fun Of Japanese Refugees

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:46:00 EDT

As if the devastation in Japan wasn't horrifying enough, in the U.S. we've been subjected to idiotic jokes about the disaster and wingnuts' ridiculous suggestions that the Japanese brought this on themselves. Since Rush Limbaugh is both an idiot and a wingnut, we aren't too surprised to find he's been laughing at the Japanese — but it's still disgusting. More »

LED Fronts Give You A Really, Really Bright Smile

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:46:00 EST

No one tell Kanye West: Gold fronts are out. Diamond teeth? So 2010. Hot for 2011: Electronic grins. More »

American Pets Deprived Of Birthday Party Fun

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:10:00 EST

Reuters reports on the ceremony held for Japanese pets on their first birthdays. Wacky/adorable quote: "This dog is no different than a son, so I'm glad I can give my son this celebration. I hope he will be healthy forever." More »

Sally Draper's Sexual Revolution

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:57:41 EDT

Last night's Mad Men was all about shame: Roger's racism embarrasses his coworkers, Betty's exposed a horrid mother, and Sally's budding sexuality humiliates the Draper family. More »

Lose Weight (Maybe) With Pink Japanese Gizmos

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:30:00 EDT

The thigh slimmer and the ankle doughnut sorta make sense, but the posture doohickey and the whistle just seem like cute little rip-offs. [BoingBoing] More »

Japanese Actress Who Does Carrie's Voiceover Thinks Character Is Self-Absorbed

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:30:00 EDT

"Sometimes I even think, why do you do something so stupid!" says Yuko Nagashima, who speaks Carrie's lines in the Japanese-dubbed version of Sex and the City. More »

Price Of Beauty: Jessica Becomes A Geisha In Tokyo

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EDT

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In last night's episode of The Price Of Beauty, Jessica Simpson and her pals were in Japan, where they learned the ways of the geisha, tried out Harajuku Girl fashion and learned about eyelid surgery. More »

Meet The Ladies Of The "Chubby Maid Café"

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST

There is a place in Akihabara, Tokyo, called Pomeranian: The Chubby Maid Café. It's a restaurant run by "a bunch of not-so-thin girls" and the waitresses dress in maid costumes. Vice interviewed a few. More »

Bowwow Wow

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:45:00 EDT

Another fun, kooky Japanese gadget to covet: "Oshaburi" toys are kind of like pacifiers for your pet. They're chew toys, but with funny mouths on one side, turning your Lab into a Looney Toon. Four different designs, hours of fun. Unless you have one of those dogs who destroys everything. Then it's more like 3 minutes of fun. (Click to see more pictures.) [InventorSpot] More »

Japanese Tiger Is Psyched About Toilet Training

Jessica — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:30:00 EST

Leave it to the Japanese to make a simultaneously adorable and creepy cartoon about pooping (see also: Everyone Poops). The video above — seen today on parenting blog Babble — shows a little tiger named Shimjiro. His tigerents are trying to potty train him, and is he ever excited about weeing in the toilet! I'd probably be super psyched about my excretions, too, if they came out in little animated droplets and exclaimed "Yahoo!!!" on a regular basis. Anyway, the video is supposed to help toilet-train human children, and at the end of the video there's a real live kid atop a toilet that is equipped with a handrail (WTF is that rail for? Extra leverage?). While the animated portion of the video is amusing, sensitive readers may want to wait until after lunch, as the kid's semi-realistic poop-pushing groans are fairly disturbing. More »

Jeez, the Japanese can make anything cute,...

dodai — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:45:00 EST

Jeez, the Japanese can make anything cute, even S&M! Check out these Bondage Kewpie Doll cellphone charms, which feature a nekkid little doll tied — with its hands behind its back — in your choice of red, pink, purple, blue or black string. Baby's been bad! [InventorSpot] More »

Throbbing Heart On

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:13:49 EDT

My main boner-donor just sent me this and was like, "This is so cute it just made me gay." Another orientation-altering shot after the jump. More »