Fuji TV tries and fails to give a demo of Windows 7 during a live news broadcast:
The anchor tries to zoom in on the Fuji TV studio, but nothing happens. At the end of the failed test, he concludes that Windows 7 is indeed faster than Windows Vista…
Another problematic Windows 7 demo for Fuji TV’s “Tokudane” morning show
Filed under: Arab, Japan | Tags: beer, israel, Japan, palestine, palestinian, ramallah, taybeh, taybeh beer
Taybeh is the only Palestinian Beer so far. It carries the name of the village it is produced in, “Taybeh” near Ramallah.
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Hugh Jackman was in Japan this week to promote the upcoming theatrical release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine*. As part of his promotional activities, he went on NTV’s “Sukkiri” morning news show and visited Tsukiji with Mari Sekine:
In the segment, Hugh is taken to a tamagoyaki store owned and operated by TV producer Terry Ito’s brother. The day after they filmed there, Hugh and his family had some free private time to explore Tokyo. Apparently Hugh loved the tamagoyaki so much that he brought his wife and kids back to Tsukiji and visited the store so they could try the food prepared by his new friend!
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Filed under: Japan, Pic of The Day | Tags: chihuahua, heart-kun, Japan, love-kun, Pic of The Day
Filed under: Bizarre, Japan, Sport | Tags: Bizarre, bowling, Japan, kyoto, team
A team of non-pro bowlers in Kyoto who use bizarre techniques
Apparently they are capable of regularly getting scores of around 200.
Filed under: Art, Hotels, Ideas, World | Tags: airplane, austria, canada, capsule, cave, creative, drain pipe, fiji, floating, germany, Hotels, ice, india, Japan, jungle, mexico, netherlands, prison, sand, survival pod, sweden, treehouse, turkey, underwater, united kingdom, unusual
World’s first sand castle hotel at Weymouth beach in the seaside Town of Dorset in the UK. [link]
A farm in Hokkaido has created pyramid-shaped watermelons:
Only 16 of the premium watermelons are being sold at a cost of 52,500 yen ($560) each. They’ve been branded with King Tut stickers [perhaps because you’d have to be as rich as a pharaoh to buy one].
Note: 52,500 yen = 160KD!!!
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Filed under: Celebrities, Japan, Movies | Tags: dog, hachi, hachiko, Japan, new movie, richard gere, story, tale
Hachi, will be introducing the famous true story of Hachiko to an international audience. It will hit theaters in Japan on August 8th.
Hachiko, the legendary Japanese akita, proves that there is nothing more loyal than mans best friend in this modern retelling of a cherished true story. It all begins when a college professor adopts an abandoned dog named Hachiko. Continue reading
The bus company wants to make the most use of its limited parking lot space, so it backs the buses up until they are nearly on the point of falling over the ledge. Drivers can monitor their progress via a rear camera.
P.S. 7atta bel yaban ma3endehom me9afe6..
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