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Video: Nicolas Cage’s Pachinko Commercials
So, Our friend Nicolas Cage once did downright insane ads in japan for Pachinko Machines. They are probably the most ridiculously hilarious things I’ve laid eyes on. I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again. What the hell, Japan?!
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Video: Adorable Japanese Flintstones Promo From 1986
Japan, you make everything stranger and cuter. (via The Uniblog)
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Kittens In Bowls
Culture Buzz Why are non-Japanese countries even allowed to do game shows at all? This is so very clearly the pinnacle of the form. Incredible. (Via Pawsome!)
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Video: Curry Loving Cat
This Japanese cat simply falls into a trance when exposed to the smell of curry.
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Dog Sits Like A Person
Culture Buzz This dog has no idea how cute he really is! [Question: Are Japanese animals generally stranger than American ones, or are the Japanese just waaaaaay better at documenting this sort of thing?] (Via: Giagantor.)
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Video: Boob 5 [NSFW]
More Japanese television mayhem. This involves a group of four superheroes wearing giant fake breasts. There are subtitles so at least you somehow get an idea of what's going on. No, ok, I still don't understand exactly what's going on.
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Video: Japanese “We Are The World”
Japanese Impersonators in Blackface perform “We are the World”! [Editor's note: Great find by BuzzFeed user Alex. It really rounded out our Japanese in Blackface Page.]
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Video: Octopus Made of Chopsticks
A chop-topus, if you will. There's more on the artist's site, including a variety of fish-sticks.
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I Survived a Japanese Game Show
TV Buzz A new reality show takes 10 contestants to Japan where they compete in some sort of wacky game show called Majide in front of a Japanese audience. Premieres on ABC tonight. Amazing reality television show may sound like a paradox, but this show has the potential to be totally outrageous in an awesome way.
