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Hello Kitty housing homage

With food, phones and even banana cases now bearing the Hello Kitty logo, Sanrio must be struggling to find stuff to stick its famous feline figure on, as the Japanese giant has now introduced a phenomenally frivolous Kitty-chan doghouse.

Yet far from a crappy kennel with pussy pictures plastered all over it, the one-off creation is covered in crystals and costs an absolutely colossal 3.9 million yen (31,600 dollars). However those with more money than sense need not worry about beating the rush, as Sanrio has said that the buyer will be selected by lottery should there be more than one customer interested.

hello kitty doghouse

Which is a relief.

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Turd-tastic Tokyo

Japan’s obsession with all things cute is certainly nothing new, with comical little characters created for practically every business or organisation out there — all the way from those concerned about the climate to coppers. However whilst big anime eyes always have a high cute count, somewhat surprisingly faeces it seems also fares fairly well.

For those fond of excrement flying about for example, this turd-related toy is ideal. Or alternatively, if simply waving the whiffy stuff around is preferred, then this shit on a stick offering is positively perfect.

Japanese toy

And even that colossus of cute the mobile phone accessory isn’t immune to the magic of waste matter, as these toilet-related trinkets sell likes hot cakes apparently.

Japanese phone strap

The unbelievable popularity of such poo-based pendants happily proclaimed by Japanese online mobile mogul Strapya.

Japanese phone strap

Which says it all really.

Japanese phone strap

And then some.

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Girlfriend in a coma

The Japanese love affair with latex dolls is well documented, or at least it is on this site, with a veritable selection of opportunities for a spot of silicone-based satisfaction. For those not overly concerned about what the neighbours may think for example, a doll rental service is available in Tokyo. Plus for the connoisseur with a more cautious nature, visiting a latex lover equipped love hotel may be a safer and less stressful option. And even the lonely periods between trysts can be eased somewhat by a perusal of the periodical of choice for doll devotees, i-doloid.

japanese idoloid magazine

Yet with prices for such services not exactly cheap, and buying a doll itself costing a whopping 600,000 yen — currently a relative bargain at only 4,800 dollars due to the weak yen — these silicone substitutes must have something very special to offer. A question possibly answered by the disturbing but definitely safe for work video below, as whilst boasting dimensions a man can only dream of, they also do a credible job of appearing conscious.

Albeit only barely.

(big thanks to JJ for the link)

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Tokyo toys

When it comes to ways of whiling away the hours, Japanese kids aren’t exactly lacking in options: there are games galore, mountains of manga, plus more Hello Kitty merchandise than you could ever imagine — and then some.

Yet far from being put off by such competition, Japanese toy maker Bandai has bravely opted to carve out new niches rather than simply caving in to the competition — its new toilet-based toy undoubtedly treading previously uncharted territory.

A device that in a somewhat unorthodox manner flings rather than flushes faeces, making it both fun for children and ‘surprising’ as advertised.

Japanese toy

Thankfully rumours of a soon to be released full-sized version have purportedly been poo-pooed by Bandai.

Japanese toy

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Tokyo transport transvestisism

With women-only carriages now commonplace in Tokyo, and females far more forthright in regards to revealing offenders, the days of free-for-all furtive fiddling appear to be almost over for Tokyo’s transport transgressors.

That said, where there’s a will there’s always a way, and Tokyoite Yoshihiro Tanabe took to wearing women’s clothing in a desperate bid to cop a clandestine feel; however despite his elaborate efforts, he chose the wrong female to fondle, as Tanabe’s 25-year-old victim overpowered him as the train stopped at a station and promptly handed him over to the police.

During questioning the 51-year-old culprit candidly confessed that his disguise was designed to avoid getting caught, stating, “I thought I wouldn’t be arrested because I was cross-dressed.”

Sadly no photograph has been released, but the middle-aged miscreant is said to have been sporting long hair, which means he may — or indeed may not — have looked something like this.

Japanese transvestite

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Japanese jewels

Whilst the Japanese may be a little lax when it comes to lovemaking, regularly languishing at the bottom of the nationality-based libido league table, it’s a different story altogether when it comes to latex love dolls. Technological advancements in manufacturing such silicone sirens making them more life-like than ever, which in turn has created an industry that includes rental services, a love doll love hotel of sorts, and even a magazine devoted to the topic.

Yet despite the cost of acquiring such a companion being somewhere around the 600,000 yen (2,500 pound) mark, it’s a figure some people are prepared to pay. And for those willing to take the plunge, Japan’s plastic plaything pioneer, Orient Industries, has a showroom to display its wares.

A place where the ladies are seductively shown off in a variety of outfits, from the relatively refined,

Japanese love dolls

to the rather more risqué,

Japanese love dolls

with the option of getting some head(s) a distinct possibility.

Japanese love dolls

Considerably more unconventional than the usual kind of showroom it has to be said, and more saucy but sensibly censored shots can be found over at DannyChoo.com, along with a much more detailed description about the dolls and the display.