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Cars and retro games from Japan. Mostly. Again.
Sure, you've watched Netflix, but have you ever wondered if you could _eat_ Netflix? If so, House Foods has this spicy black curry just for you.
(There's a whole line of Netflix-themed foods at Japanese 7-11 stores, if you can believe it.)
(There's a whole line of Netflix-themed foods at Japanese 7-11 stores, if you can believe it.)
December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Sure, you've watched Netflix, but have you ever wondered if you could _eat_ Netflix? If so, House Foods has this spicy black curry just for you.
(There's a whole line of Netflix-themed foods at Japanese 7-11 stores, if you can believe it.)
(There's a whole line of Netflix-themed foods at Japanese 7-11 stores, if you can believe it.)
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Ho Ho Ho! For this holiday season, we have 'Santa Claus no Takarabako' - a Christmas game for the Famicom! This is the cover artwork.
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ho Ho Ho! For this holiday season, we have 'Santa Claus no Takarabako' - a Christmas game for the Famicom! This is the cover artwork.
One of the more bizarre tie-ups that I've seen in Japan, drink maker Cheerio teamed with Japan's various Self-Defense Force branches for special designs of their Jungleman energy drink. (Each of the three designs would come out randomly. I got the Air Self-Defense Force version.)
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
One of the more bizarre tie-ups that I've seen in Japan, drink maker Cheerio teamed with Japan's various Self-Defense Force branches for special designs of their Jungleman energy drink. (Each of the three designs would come out randomly. I got the Air Self-Defense Force version.)
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I hope there are people at Honda America just waiting to greenlight federalizing the current-gen Fit once *some* number crosses another on a spreadsheet graph
They’re still being made! Still selling well! www.honda.co.jp/Fit/
They’re still being made! Still selling well! www.honda.co.jp/Fit/
フィット｜Honda公式サイト
Hondaのコンパクトカー、FIT（フィット）の公式サイト。タイプ、価格、燃費、デザイン、性能・安全、機能・装備などをご紹介しています。セルフ見積り、販売会社検索、試乗車検索、商談申し込みなど購入検討に便利なツールもご用意しております。
www.honda.co.jp
December 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I hope there are people at Honda America just waiting to greenlight federalizing the current-gen Fit once *some* number crosses another on a spreadsheet graph
They’re still being made! Still selling well! www.honda.co.jp/Fit/
They’re still being made! Still selling well! www.honda.co.jp/Fit/
If you pre-ordered Nintendo World Championships for Switch from Yodobashi Camera, you got this neat dual acrylic Super Mario Bros keychain as a bonus. However, this falls into the category of "something too nice to ever actually use", so into the storage box it goes.
December 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you pre-ordered Nintendo World Championships for Switch from Yodobashi Camera, you got this neat dual acrylic Super Mario Bros keychain as a bonus. However, this falls into the category of "something too nice to ever actually use", so into the storage box it goes.
Starting from March 2026, you can ship items on a special Shinkansen train car that is specially designed for logistics use - no seats or anything. An interesting business case, as I don't think there is exactly a surplus of empty Shinkansen trains running around. Has to be tremendously expensive.
JR東日本、東北新幹線に荷物専用車両 盛岡→東京で26年3月から - 日本経済新聞
JR東日本は9日、東北新幹線に荷物専用の車両を導入すると発表した。2026年3月から、山形新幹線で使っているE3系を改造して運行する。平日に1日1便を基本とし、盛岡市から東京都内に荷物を運ぶ。最大で約17トン、1000箱ほどを積載できる。果物や鮮魚など沿線地域の商品を首都圏で販売する事業者による利用を見込む。同社は新幹線を使った荷物輸送サービス「はこビュン」を手掛けており、4月には最大200箱
www.nikkei.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Starting from March 2026, you can ship items on a special Shinkansen train car that is specially designed for logistics use - no seats or anything. An interesting business case, as I don't think there is exactly a surplus of empty Shinkansen trains running around. Has to be tremendously expensive.
The refreshed Subaru Forester just won the prestigious Japan Car of the Year award. It's only received mildly positive reviews in the States (comfortable and practical but not exciting, like other Subaru SUVs), so it's interesting to see the gap in evaluation between the two countries.
December 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The refreshed Subaru Forester just won the prestigious Japan Car of the Year award. It's only received mildly positive reviews in the States (comfortable and practical but not exciting, like other Subaru SUVs), so it's interesting to see the gap in evaluation between the two countries.
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I lost my job, my kid can't get a job to begin with, and my insurance premiums are literally doubling. But at least America will once again be a country where no car gets more than 20 MPG.
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I lost my job, my kid can't get a job to begin with, and my insurance premiums are literally doubling. But at least America will once again be a country where no car gets more than 20 MPG.
Enjoy your Kyoto-branded instant Ramen... manufactured, of course, hundred of miles/km away in rural Ibaraki prefecture!
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Enjoy your Kyoto-branded instant Ramen... manufactured, of course, hundred of miles/km away in rural Ibaraki prefecture!
Saw the latest issue of Famitsu magazine at a conbini. For years, that would have been an instant buy for me, but as I looked through the issue, there was hardly a single thing of interest. I put it back on the shelf. Has the industry really changed that much? Am I really thay old? Don't answer.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Saw the latest issue of Famitsu magazine at a conbini. For years, that would have been an instant buy for me, but as I looked through the issue, there was hardly a single thing of interest. I put it back on the shelf. Has the industry really changed that much? Am I really thay old? Don't answer.
Yes, Nissan has had financial problems as of late, but that hasn't stopped them from being the leading sponsor for Sazae-san, one of Japan's longest running and most beloved television shows. If this ends, though, it's definitely not a good sign.
November 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yes, Nissan has had financial problems as of late, but that hasn't stopped them from being the leading sponsor for Sazae-san, one of Japan's longest running and most beloved television shows. If this ends, though, it's definitely not a good sign.
JP retailers keep pushing Black Friday as the hot new thing, and... I just don't see the demand for it. The Friday after the 4th Thursday in November is just a regular weekday. People are working. Kids are going to school. There's no time to shop, even online. Completely top-down phenomenon.
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
JP retailers keep pushing Black Friday as the hot new thing, and... I just don't see the demand for it. The Friday after the 4th Thursday in November is just a regular weekday. People are working. Kids are going to school. There's no time to shop, even online. Completely top-down phenomenon.
Dug out my old PS3 only to find out that:
-My HDMI monitor doesn't have speakers or an audio jack
-Apparently the PS3 connects to Bluetooth headphones but not really?
-You can try to connect USB to the PS3 headphones but they don't do anything
So, Sega Ages Hang-On w/o sound it is then...
-My HDMI monitor doesn't have speakers or an audio jack
-Apparently the PS3 connects to Bluetooth headphones but not really?
-You can try to connect USB to the PS3 headphones but they don't do anything
So, Sega Ages Hang-On w/o sound it is then...
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Dug out my old PS3 only to find out that:
-My HDMI monitor doesn't have speakers or an audio jack
-Apparently the PS3 connects to Bluetooth headphones but not really?
-You can try to connect USB to the PS3 headphones but they don't do anything
So, Sega Ages Hang-On w/o sound it is then...
-My HDMI monitor doesn't have speakers or an audio jack
-Apparently the PS3 connects to Bluetooth headphones but not really?
-You can try to connect USB to the PS3 headphones but they don't do anything
So, Sega Ages Hang-On w/o sound it is then...
Boss Coffeee and Dragon Quest have a collaboration going on, and the graphic design team at Suntory is really getting into it. Like how they've incorporated the design motifs from each brand here.
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Boss Coffeee and Dragon Quest have a collaboration going on, and the graphic design team at Suntory is really getting into it. Like how they've incorporated the design motifs from each brand here.
OK, so Honda will not sell you an S660 anymore, but they are now offering an N-ONE kei with turbo engine, tuned suspension, special interior/badging, and, importantly, a 6-speed manual transmission. I'm interested.
想像以上の、本格派。RS｜N-ONE｜軽自動車｜Honda公式サイト
こちらはHondaの軽自動車N-ONE（エヌワン）の公式情報ページです。N-ONEのさまざまな魅力をチェックいただけます。セルフ見積り、販売会社検索、試乗車検索、商談申し込みなど購入検討に便利なツールもご用意しております。
www.honda.co.jp
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
OK, so Honda will not sell you an S660 anymore, but they are now offering an N-ONE kei with turbo engine, tuned suspension, special interior/badging, and, importantly, a 6-speed manual transmission. I'm interested.
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THE
FUTURE
KICK
YOUR
ASS!!
FUTURE
KICK
YOUR
ASS!!
November 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
THE
FUTURE
KICK
YOUR
ASS!!
FUTURE
KICK
YOUR
ASS!!
Here's one I haven't seen in Japan before - Skittles! This isn't some weird one-off import from Kaldi or something either, these are fully designed and packed for the Japan market. Wonder how long these will last.
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Here's one I haven't seen in Japan before - Skittles! This isn't some weird one-off import from Kaldi or something either, these are fully designed and packed for the Japan market. Wonder how long these will last.
New kei truck about to drop! Look at all of those color options too - some look pretty good! The day of the "you can have any color you want, as long as it's white" keitora fleet may have passed.
NEW キャリイ スーパーキャリイ まもなく登場｜スズキ
精悍なフロントデザインに乗る人のことを考えた使い勝手のよさと、充実の安全性能。仕事はもちろん、ふだんづかいや遊びにもマルチに使えるキャリイシリーズ。まもなく登場。
www.suzuki.co.jp
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
New kei truck about to drop! Look at all of those color options too - some look pretty good! The day of the "you can have any color you want, as long as it's white" keitora fleet may have passed.
It never fails, one of the most consistent places to find high-end cars in Japan is at the Haneda Aiport Terminal 3 (International Terminal) parking deck.
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 AM
It never fails, one of the most consistent places to find high-end cars in Japan is at the Haneda Aiport Terminal 3 (International Terminal) parking deck.
Don't think that I've posted this picture before (taken April 2024). Some showcase gems from the old Trader building in Akihabara.
October 24, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Don't think that I've posted this picture before (taken April 2024). Some showcase gems from the old Trader building in Akihabara.
Read through this Game Informer cover story of Aliens: Colonial Marines from 2008, and while I realize it was largely a PR puff piece, it does seem like there were some good ideas for a squad-based co-op shooter in there. Shame that the game's development was so horribly mismanaged.
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Read through this Game Informer cover story of Aliens: Colonial Marines from 2008, and while I realize it was largely a PR puff piece, it does seem like there were some good ideas for a squad-based co-op shooter in there. Shame that the game's development was so horribly mismanaged.
In honor of Tomonobu Itagaki's passing, I'm presenting this section of the April 2008 edition of Game Infarcer magazine. Parody... or is it?
October 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
In honor of Tomonobu Itagaki's passing, I'm presenting this section of the April 2008 edition of Game Infarcer magazine. Parody... or is it?
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RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.
A massive loss 💔
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Unused NES box art for Sunsoft's Super Spy Hunter, as seen in a Sunsoft 1990 CES sales kit
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Unused NES box art for Sunsoft's Super Spy Hunter, as seen in a Sunsoft 1990 CES sales kit