Women of Japan

Japan's Robotic Unicyclist modelled after Japanese schoolgirls

The smart and creative engineers from Japan's Murata Manufacturing Co. have come up with one of the latest examples illustrating Japan's superiority in robotic technology."Seiko-Chan" is a self-balancing school-girl-like looking robot.

In a move that is inspired by marketing, this robot cyclist is modeled after Japanese school going children down to the distinctive caps and rucksacks.These unique robots use onboard gyroscopes to keep their balance.

Check out the robot demo below.

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Japan's Tattooed Men & Women

This is the art of Yakuza. Many centuries ago, Japanese authorities would mark criminals with tattoos to distinguish them. These tattoos used to be highly visible in the form of a black ring around the arm. More the black rings, the more the criminal convictions you have. Over time, these men tended to stick together and eventually formed an organized, mafia-style gangs now known as Yakuza. Yakuza tattoos have evolved into magnificent, multicolored full-body masterpieces.

 

 

Wives, mistresses and girlfriends of top Yakuza figures often undergo extensive tattooing.

It is worth noting that in modern times,young people are embracing tattoos as a form of pure body art with no Yakuza connotations. Today in Japan, it is ok and even cool to sport a tattoo.

Solar Powered Bikini

Ever thought of using the good old solar energy to power up your electronics ? There is a fancy and sexy way to that. The Solar Powerered Bikini, currently at just a concept stage and not yet at the market, is made with 1" and 4" photovoltaic solar panels enough to power up your iPod or even keep your drink cold. All this while you relax at the beach and tan yourself.

The sun still smiles upon us all.

Amazing Anime Makeover

Japanese  anime culture has invaded the Chinese makeover scene. In an amazing  Anime-style makeover, an unidentified Chinese girl get transformed and gets one of those big-eyed Japanese cartoon look that's so popular with the kiddies. It's magical what a little mascara, eyeshadow and extra-big contact lenses can do.

Check out the video and judge for yourself if it could possibly be the same person before and after this amazing anime makeover.

Loincloth for Japanese women. Feel liberated.

It is the best of times. It is the worst of times. It is time for women (atleast Japanese women :-|) to become free and feel liberated. And not to mention feel sexy too. Loincloths are making a comeback in Japan that makers claim allows women to ditch tight-fit underwear. A Japanese lingerie maker calls female loincloth underwear the "ultimate liberation item" for women. Now this could keep marriages intact or atleast ensure a good time for couples.:-)

Young Japanese women love Apple

We all do. Who has not heard or owned or seen an Apple product - the iPod or the Mac. In an recent survey done by polling over a 1000 young Japanese females in the age group of 20 to 26, the famous Apple design rates highest as the most well designed object.

Apple got the top spot in good design among items owned or previously owned, the top spot in superior design among objects never owned, and the second in brand image behind only Sony.

Apple actually took three of the top 20 spots in the "good design among products owned" category, with iPods taking number one, Apple's notebooks taking fourth place, and Apple's desktop offerings taking 20th. In the "good design among products never owned" category, Apple's iPod, iPhone, desktops and notebooks took four of the top five spots.

Apple was also overwhelmingly the most favorable company in cumulative votes among the same two categories, more than doubling up Sharp in the first category and beating Toyota, Nissan, Sharp, Sony, and Nintendo combined in the second.

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Sexy looking panty-thong from Japan

Lately there has been a surge of attention in thongs among young females.And wearing low rise jeans so that panties or g-string  can be visible is becoming commonplace. In an attempt to gain a balance between 'old-fashioned' panties and uncomfortable thongs, the Japanese have come up with an answer. Take a dekko at the panthongs below.

The panthong looks like a thong when it peeks over your jeans but is otherwise a conventional panty that many women find so comfortable. Some more pictures of sexy thongs here.

 

 

Which ones do you prefer - thong or panties ? Is there any occasion based decision making done when wearing one over the other ? Let me know.

The “Quiet-Life” of Japanese Marriages

This is an interesting cultural post that I came across and feel it is an apt topic to share here. Japanese women yearn to have a marriage where unspoken understanding becomes the normal way to “communicate.”

This is in start contrast with the West and even China where it is encouraged to keep the conversation flowing between both members as long as the marriage lasts. It is intriguing to note that perfect “communication” in the mind of Japanese women (and probably most Japanese men as well) is when the other person knows exactly what you need before you even need to say anything. A Japanese wife wants her husband to know her so well that she doesn’t need to say anything — he just knows what she needs, when she needs it, and then provides it ASAP.

The only time actual verbal communication is necessary is when it’s time to complain about the lack of unspoken understanding. Perfect recipe for a disaster, huh ?

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Japanese nail art

Nail art salons are everywhere in Japan. In Tokyo, nice and clean salons are present in almost every subway station and women seem to pop in and pop out either before or after their ride. It has been said that Japanese nail art is really splendid and many women make fancy designs and art work on their nails by themselves.

It is indeed hard not to like these cute little art works even if they might appear to come in the way of old fashioned household work.

Now ready to make nail art are available off the shelf. All you need to do is to paste these cuties on your nail and hit the fashion circuit.

Asian beauty babe fight of the week

Guys, time for yet another beauty contest. Put on your judges' hat and get your excitement meter running. Today, the new contenders for your heart are Ai Cherie on the left (Chinese French born in L.A) and Seto Saki on the right (a Japanese bomb).

As my readers might recollect, Seto Saki was earlier featured in this blog here. Take a load off with Seto Saki pictured below.

And when you're done, don your thinking caps and hit the buzzer.