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Avatar Posted by zou136 114 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: Girls | Tags: japanese gravure idol yuuka
A gallery of a beautiful Japanese Gravure Idol known as Yuuka. The gallery 16 personally compiled photos of this beautiful Idol. read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 115 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: General | Tags: styrofoam dome houses homes igloo
Japan Dome House Co., Ltd. uses Styrofoam to construct homes.This amazing structure has been dubbed the “habitat for the 21st century,” the Dome House is an igloo-shaped structure built from snap-together wall sections made of 100% expanded polystyrene foam (Styrofoam). read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 118 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: General | Tags: japanese baby babies
I find it surprising that 1 out of 30 Japanese babies has a non-Japanese parent. However, statistics are statistics and there is no denying the truth. Around 19,000 of the babies had non-Japanese fathers, 26,000 had non- Japanese mothers. read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 120 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: Politics | Tags: taro rozen aso politician otaku
Taro Aso, he is a politician in Japan but is also known as Mr. Manga for he claims to read 20 comic magazines a week. Now for those who knows nothing about Aso, He has earned the nick name “Rozen” Aso because he was caught reading a manga Rozen Maiden in Tokyo International Airport. read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 121 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: ice cream yokohama flavors
Unusual ice cream flavors from home and abroad are drawing families to the Aisukurin Hakurankai (Ice Cream Expo) at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. Over 100 kinds of unique ice cream, made with local delicacies such as ox tongue, sea urchin, eel and horse sashimi, is available during the expo. read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 124 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: Food and Drink | Tags: unagi eel summer drinks drinks
Ahhh…Nothing like kicking back with a cold cup of eel after a hard day at work!

At least that would be the case in Japan. It’s not enough for beer to be the official drink of the oppressively hot Japanese summer, one beer company is hoping to tie-in with the traditional food of summer, unagi (ee read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 124 days ago (http://xorsyst.com)
Category: General | Tags: ikoma vending machine
The mayor of Ikoma City, Makoto Yamashita, has stood up and is determined to do something about it. While there are only 39 cigarette and drink machines in Ikoma, the city plans to get rid of as many of them as possible. read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 124 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: News | Tags: akihabara akiba akiba today otaku
Japanese newspaper and media outlet Akiba Keizai Shimbun announced the launch of their new English news portal AKIBA Today. Their goal is, reporting in a cross media fashion about the latest events, goods and trends of anime, game and manga culture in Tokyo’s “electric town” Akihabara. read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 124 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: Technology | Tags: robotic fish snapper tai-robot-kun
Engineers at the University of Kitakyushu have developed one of the most unique looking robots that I have seen in a very long time.
This red snapper is actually a robotic fish known as “Tai-robot-kun”. It weighs 15.4lbs, and features hand painted scales for realism. And I must say that it looks v read more »
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Avatar Posted by zou136 124 days ago (http://otakuinternational.com)
Category: Girls | Tags: shoko nakagawa idol otaku
Shoko Nakagawa, she is a successful gravure idol, but she can also Sing, act, and is one of the biggest otaku in the world! Yep, that’s right you heard me. She is probably more of an otaku than you or I will ever be. read more »
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