March, 2009
Four years ago one of the first presents I brought back from Japan for my Spanish friends was this: In the middle it is written: 四十八手 (48 arms-hands) These are the illustrations of 48 Japanese sexual positions, let’s say that it is the Japanese kamasutra. Four years ago I did not think about the origins [...]
Ignacio sent me this picture.
Many people sent me this weird-surrealistic-scary-funny video: Ale/pepino explained to me that this video was made by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami 村上隆, a well known contemporary artist who created the superflat style.
Marc shares this interesting chart plotted using OCDE data. Evolution of the ratio between “house prices” vs “house rental prices” from 1991 until two years ago. Marc Garrigasait explains: This chart compares house prices in countries in relation to the cost of renting them. If this ratio is huge, like it was in Spain in [...]
Japanese mobile phone company Softbank mascot character is a real dog, the dog’s name is Otosan. But the dog has become so famous that even the real dog (The one that acts as Otosan in Softbank’s commercials) is acquiring more and more popularity. In the real world, the dog’s name is Kaikun. Kaikun has published [...]
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Ikusuki tried the “Nutella, kiwi and strawberry sandwich”, a new weird Japanese combination on sale in some supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan. Do you want to try the recipe and make your own “Japanese nutella, kiwi and strawberry sandwich” at home?
