HR-FM is the nom d’art of a Japanese artist who creates images that have elements of the past and the future in the same space. Here’s how he describes it: “The fossil which future people may dig” is an art concept I like to incorporate in my pieces. By pairing incompatible time bases to create scenes I call “the future [...]
Oh my god! Ohmygodohmygodohmygod. The new Honda ASIMO has arrived, and Honda is touting it as the most advanced humanoid robot ever. It is indeed looking pretty good, what with all that bouncing and running and shit. Key specifications of the all-new ASIMO 1. Height 130cm 2. Weight 48kg (decreased 6kg from previous model) 3. Operating degrees of freedom Total: [...]
20-year-old student Mayuko Kanazawa, from Japan’s Tama Art University came up with the idea for a leg hair font, after her teacher asked her to create a new typeface without the help of computers. Kanazawa says that the idea came to her when she looked down at a male classmate’s leg. The font was recently used in an Adidas campaign, [...]
I really don’t care about the environmental angle of this gadget, and I’ll bet most Japanese don’t either. It’s all about the morning kawaii that gets me going. How lovely to start your day with a little chat. Get your Fridgeezoo at (where else?) ThinkGeek for just $15.99.
In Japan it’s seen as intimidating to have perfectly straight teeth. So people are getting veneers to make their teeth messed up. It’s like undoing the years of orthodonture American kids suffer precisely so they can intimidate others and get better jobs and than them. Here are photos of some deliberately fucked up teeth: And here’s a video of the [...]
Japanese kids have long embraced body modification in very intense ways, as the below photos of “bagelheads” demonstrate. The results are temporary, as the saline solution injected into the face disappears after a day. At Vice Style, a commenter notes that the overall effect makes them look like Klingons, and I couldn’t agree more. This isn’t new, mind you, but [...]
If you’ve been to Japan, then you know that manners are very important. Here are a few manner posters that appeared in the Tokyo subways between 1976 and 1982. They reminded people of what they shouldn’t do out in public. I don’t care much about the message, but I do love the artwork. Three annoying train monsters (October 1982) – [...]
When people have hearing problems, the solution always seems to be something technological—hearing aids or cochlear implants or who knows what’s coming next. That’s not always what the Deaf community wants; some people live without hearing and don’t want to be modified. They prefer to modify the world around them than mess with their own bodies. In the case of [...]