Friday, July 25, 2014

Random Japan

Slimes in your glass are a good thing as long as they’re awesome Dragon Quest ice cubes




There are some things that are nice to have in your drink, such as those little paper umbrellas, or a shot of bourbon. On the other end of the spectrum, there are things no one’s happy about having slipped into their beverage, like a mickey, whether it be the mouse or the incapacitating drug.
Ordinarily, slimes would fall into the latter category. But what if the slime were actually an ice-cube, and shaped like the beloved mascot monsters from role-playing game series Dragon Quest?
Last month, publisher Square Enix released a slime-shaped drinking glass. Now, the company is continuing its efforts to combine the rotund creature with refreshing beverages with this slime ice cube mold.

stats
  • 8,825Number of anonymous tips received by police in fiscal 2013 “related to drugs and guns, or involving child and female victims,” according to the NPA
  • 4,427Number of such tips in 2012
  • 75Percent of respondents to a news-service poll who have “heard World War II memories directly from people who experienced the war era”
  • ¥350,000Price paid at an auction last month for a black-rind watermelon grown in Toma, Hokkaido

EASY COME, EASY GO

  • Police in Nara say a pair of thieves stole a wooden incense container from a local resident and sold it to an art dealer for ¥700,000. The dealer then turned around and auctioned it off for ¥30 million.
  • An advisory panel to the transport ministry is mulling a proposal to raise the mandatory retirement of age for pilots to address a shortage of qualified aviators.
  • Officials at Mitsui O.S.K. Lines say they’ll begin shipping liquefied natural gas via the Arctic Ocean aboard “three ice-breaking LNG carriers”—the first ships of their kind in the world.
  • Sentence of the Week: “Four years after announcing a total smoking ban in high-traffic areas of public office buildings and commercial facilities, the government continues to allow smoking in its own buildings.” (via The Japan News)

Alleged Chickhen Like Substances


Corporations From The Evil Public

Than The Tabloid Press 


Narita Express launches direct runs to Mount Fuji

KYODO

The Narita Express started direct runs Saturday from Narita International Airport to stations close to Mount Fuji, linking the nation’s main gateway with the World Heritage site in roughly 3½ hours.
The daily roundtrip service, which will run on weekends and holidays on a seasonal basis, allows travelers to reach Mount Fuji, which was finally added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in June last year, without having to change trains in Tokyo until Sept. 28.













No comments:

Translate