Japanese Penguins May Be Too Fat


This is the "Walking of the Penguins," or WoP. It takes place in Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. The cute li'l Batman villains are walked twice a day for a distance of 500 meters to help them exercise. I can't personally explain why they chose not to got with my suggestion of teaching them Taekwondo - it is a phenomenal workout.
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Starting next March, they will be walked only once a day, because the snow will probably be gone, and that somehow means they won't be so plump and out of shape.
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Weekly Word! Hanaji

Hanaji: Nosebleed. In Japan this signifies someone who is too excited or thinking sexy thoughts. In anime and manga, if a character gets a nosebleed it's a sure sign they're a horny pervert.

Courtesy of The Otaku Encyclopedia, page 95.

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Japan Looks Pretty from the Sky

There comes a time in your life when you are hang-gliding over Japan. But there are an unfortunate few who never get the chance. So for you, here are some very nice photos to make up for it.

Moss phlox, Hitsujiyama Park, Chichibu City, Saitima Prefecture.

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Mameshiba Talking Cell Phone Strap

There is this cute little series of cartoon shorts out there in Internet Land called Mameshiba. Mameshiba features various bean and nut characters of many, many cutenesses. These adorable dog like beans and nuts tell you valuable pieces of trivia for the purpose of grossing you out so you lose your appetite, and will not eat them. Please, observe:

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Parade of Santa Clauses in Tokyo


Sunday: Along Omotesando Street in Tokyo marched sixty Saint Nicks - say it fifteen and a half times fast!

The Santa Clauses(eses) were students from THE SANTA CLAUSE ACADEMY - a school for training and preparing those who seek to be among the lucky few to be employed as a toy god.

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