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Yubitsume: The Art Of Slicing Your Own Pinkie Finger Off

Yubitsume: The Art Of Slicing Your Own Pinkie Finger Off

Alex Wain June 11, 2013 0

Excel within the ranks of the Yakuza (Japan’s oldest major criminal network and akin to the Mafia) your every need, desire and want can be catered for. But if you fail and bring disgrace

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Futuristic Orbs Hover Over A Post-Apocalyptic World

Futuristic Orbs Hover Over A Post-Apocalyptic World

Alex Wain June 10, 2013 0

When it comes to self-autonomous orbs floating along the uninhabitable streets of a post-apocalyptic world, we’re not talking about the latest sci-fi movie from Hollywood, we’re describing the unique work of Masakatsu Sashie. He’s the gifted Japanese painter

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Lookout! Japan Is Going Wild For Human Doll Cloning

Lookout! Japan Is Going Wild For Human Doll Cloning

Alex Wain May 18, 2013 1

If you’re a leading actor in a movie franchie, you can expect a miniature figurine of yourself to be created and sold by the millions. George Lucas has made more money from Star Wars figurines &

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29 Wonderfully Cute And Quirky Japanese Mascots

29 Wonderfully Cute And Quirky Japanese Mascots

Alex Wain March 15, 2013 1

What can you say about Japan that hasn’t already been said? As a nation they are obsessed with colourful characters, Manga comics & anything that’s even slightly left of centre. Which goes a long

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10 Of The Most Ridiculous Japanese Inventions Of All Time

10 Of The Most Ridiculous Japanese Inventions Of All Time

Alex Wain January 14, 2013 1

From living in transparent homes, to ginormous swimming pools, to licking doorknobs and fields of rice transformed into art – Japan is wonderfully varied, peculiar and certainly entertaining culture, it’s a place where nothing really has

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Unreal Fashion From The Crowded Streets Of Japan

Unreal Fashion From The Crowded Streets Of Japan

Alex Wain November 29, 2012 0

In case you didn’t know, we’re huge fans of Japan here at SBSG, it is quite simply one of the most surreal and quirky socieites on the planet. For starters, they have an island

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The Nightmarish Reality For Japanese Commuters

The Nightmarish Reality For Japanese Commuters

Alex Wain November 18, 2012 5

None of us enjoy commuting, but it’s often a facet of daily life which we can’t easily escape from. But if you think you have it bad, imagine being in the middle of peak

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Would You Live In This Japanese Transparent Home?

Would You Live In This Japanese Transparent Home?

Alex Wain November 4, 2012 2

Forget watching Big Brother, if you walk past this house in Japan you can see literally everything going on without the aid of hidden cameras. There’s no room for privacy – every moment, intimate

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Japanese Farmers Create Fields Of Unbelievable Art

Japanese Farmers Create Fields Of Unbelievable Art

Alex Wain June 17, 2012 4

It all began way back in 1993 in a small Japanese village called Inakadate, local farmers began to plot out their rice paddocks using different coloured rice plants. They used 3 types, purple, the yellow-leafed

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Japan’s Latest Fetish? Schoolgirls Licking Doorknobs

Japan’s Latest Fetish? Schoolgirls Licking Doorknobs

Alex Wain April 16, 2012 1

Now we’ve featured a few strange things from the crazy world of Japan, from previous stories about their epic futuristic fashion, to their brilliant TRON dance groups, through to their penchant for vacumn sealing

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