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Japan World Cup

I really don’t know how to describe this. It is weird, it looks trashy, it is from a Japanese video game and it makes a lot of fun. Japan World Cup is an horse racing simulator in which various animals charge round a racetrack and you bet on which is going to win. Don’t worry if you don’t understand the speaker, that’s trippy anyway.

hermippe

Adorable pixel art by japanese artist and illustator hermippe. His early 80s gaming console and home computer aesthetics makes a lot of fun.

hermippe: »alien extermination«

hermippe: »alien extermination«

hermippe: »ball of light in palm of the devil«

hermippe: »ball of light in palm of the devil«

hermippe: »Work«

hermippe: »Work«

hermippe: »DJ«

hermippe: »DJ«

18 months

Toshiya Watanabe is a Fukushima native. After the big earthquake on 11 March 2011 causing the worst nuclear accident in the history of nuclear power, the government of Japan ordered its residents to leave their houses and apartments. Since then, Watanabe has traveled back to his abandoned hometown many times, documenting the changes he saw, or lack thereof. He also went back to his parent’s house, which was within the restricted area to pick up his family album that was full of good old memories. During this visit, he took these pictures. You should also have a look at his Flickr photostream.

»Tsunami-hit area«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 6km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Tsunami-hit area«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 6 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Main street of Namie (Nothing changes for four months)«, 7 months later, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Main street of Namie (Nothing changes for four months)«, 7 months later, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»My Parent´s House«, 10. Juni 2012, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»My Parent´s House«, 10. Juni 2012, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Main street of Namie«, 7 months later, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Main street of Namie«, 7 months later, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 3 months later, 8km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 3 months later, 8 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Abandoned dogs«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 9km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

»Abandoned dogs«, 3 months later, Nuclear Evacuation Zone, 9 km from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

All images © Toshiya Watanabe

(via yesterdayyousaidtomorrow.de)

Furisodeshon

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu – »Furisodeshon«. Reminds me of the golden age of musicals: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s excellent music clip for »Furisodeshon«. Great visuals, as you would expect from Japanese. Remember her legendary No. 1 Clip »Ponponpon«.

Goldfish Club

There is nothing unusual in finding large aquariums in bars, hotels or restaurants. To find one in a telephone box, however, is much more surprising. Kingyobu a.k.a. the Goldfish Club have been making an aquarium out of a public telephone and placed hundreds of goldfish inside.

Disguise

Illustrations by Kimiaki Yaegashi aka Okimi.


»Disguise«, Illustration, 2011


»Body Bridge«, Illustration, 2011


»Piggyback Ride«, Illustration, 2011


»Cat Meets Kukeri«, Illustration, 2011

Ein Club – und keiner geht hin

Man denkt ja erst an Quatsch, an Japan und seine Kuriosa, doch dann fängt es an zu dämmern, schließlich verbringt der Mensch etwa 90% seiner Lebenszeit im geschlossenen Raum. Tendenz steigend.

Wenn der DJ für Menschen auflegt, die gar nicht da sind: Der Tokyoter Club Dommune existiert hauptsächlich im Netz – auf einer Streaming-Plattform und bei Twitter.