May 30, 2008
Sometimes we see products in Japan or other parts of Asia with strange names that are obviously the product of very bad translation attempts, but here we have the Bush Cutter George Jr. which I think is the product more of a cutting (excuse the pun) sense of humour.
Produced by Japanese Agricultural machinery manufacturer Canycom, the Bush Cutter George Jr. is part of a line-up which also includes the wonderfully named Hillary - a wheelbarrow with tank tracks.
What will they do if Obama wins the presidency?
May 29, 2008
I took this photo a while back up in Ibaraki. I wonder what sort of problems they had that led them to put up a sign over the toilet saying “Push do not thrust!???
And to think I used to fence for a club that had “In thrust we trust!” for a motto.
Feb 25, 2008
Here are some photos I took whilst out walking one night at the end of last year. The photos were taken around Azabujuban and Roppongi.
Here is a slideshow (pictures change automatically, or you can click to make it hurry up):
And here is a gallery:
Actually I put these up to test a new gallery plugin for wordpress. Seems to be working fine:)
Feb 3, 2008
Went shopping this afternoon, to the Yamaya supermarket in Aoyama-1chome, and was quite bemused to come across this sign in their wine corner. The flag on the top is the Australian flag, then it says New Zealand under the flag, and written vertically in Japanese is… Australia!
Not sure how they ended up with that sign, but surely New Zealand needs a new flag… and Australia could probably do with a new one as well!
By the by, we couldn’t find any penne pasta, and other shops seem to be out of it as well. Prices for other types of pasta are up as well. Global warning leads to anti-penne pandemic anyone?
Oct 24, 2007
Out for a walk earlier this evening and I saw this scene in Azabu-Juban. It is a nice place to walk around in the evening with an interesting mix of people - both Japanese and foreign. The photo was taken with my mobile phone, so it isn’t as sharp as it would be with a normal digital camera, but I like the way it balances with a Japanese element on the left, and with the moon taking center stage. There is a delivery vehicle in the foreground. I have always found taking pictures of the moon to be quite a difficult thing to do, so I feel very lucky with this shot.
