Posts from — June 2007

An employee of Tsukioka Co. Ltd displays heart-shaped edible gold pieces on his tongue at the 20th Interphex Japan — Asia’s largest pharmaceutical-industry exhibition — in Tokyo on June 20, 2007. According to the company, the edible gold helps to refresh the human body.

From Activate.us

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Hiroyasu Imura, a 69-year-old retired Japanese insurance examiner created this miniature replica of Himeji Castle in his garden. The castle is one of the 3 most famous castles in Japan.

More below:

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Chinese Artist Han Yajuan from Hangzhou, has an exhibition on in Amsterdam called “Selection of Dreams“.

Her paintings depict delightfully cute subjects embroiled in aspects of life such as surfing, shopping and trying on clothes. Check out these shopaholics reveling in their brand label purchases!

Born in 1980, Han Yajuan belongs to a new generation of Chinese artists who have neither a recollection of the social bitterness of the past nor the social burden on the shoulders of artists of earlier generations.

Basically and simply she paints what she likes and presents them on canvases for the viewers. She has but one mission: Freshness.

More Paintings below:

Technorati Tags: art, China, consumerism, cute, Han Yajuan, paintings, shopaholics

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“According to Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there are an increasing number of teen and preteens who getting hyperthermia (advanced state of heatstroke). The condition occurs when the body absorbs more heat than it can dissipate.”

“Osaka’s Kiribai Chemical Co. has released a series of cooling packs to keep kids and teenagers from melting.”

As East Asia is so much hotter than Europe, they’re usually much better prepared in Summer, with many public enclosed areas controlled by air conditioning. However, it doesn’t mean to say that it can’t get hot in the UK.

These packs look portable enough - forget the outside, if you need to travel in London in Summer, you really need to get these for The Tube.

“Heads can stay chilled thanks to the company’s hat cool pack, which can be affixed to any cap. It lowers body temp by two degrees celsius (about 3°F). There’s also an ice-in-a-can spray that shoots out -10 degree frost onto towels for handy face wiping. Each can contains about 70 squirts! But the best place to ice down? Necks and pits. A 15 degree cool neck wrap keeps arteries from boiling over and helps with circulation. The arm pit packs help reduce body heat in the chest. Kiribai recommends using both together for best results.”

What a great idea. Now to get them to the UK. And into The Tube.

From Coolhunting.com

Technorati Tags: cool wraps, ice packs, ice spray, ideas, Japan

Legendary Hong Kong toy designer Michael Lau has created an excellent collection of Nike Pro Athlete characterisations. They stand at 20″ tall and are wearing actual, authentic Nike ‘Pro’ fabrics.

Each character comes with it’s own accessory (Roger Federer holding a tennis racket, Ronaldinho with a football and Kobe Bryant holding a basketball). However, you won’t be able to get your hands on these unless you fancy going to Hong Kong where they’re being auctioned for charity.

From VinylAbuse.com via NotCot

Technorati Tags: designer toys, Hong Kong, Michael Lau, Nike Pro, Kobe Bryant, Roger Federer, Ronaldinho

I posted a picture moment previously with a child walking on water in a sphere. Well, now you can see not just one, but several children in action.

Check out the action below:

Technorati Tags: Beijing, China, culture, sphere, water walking

AsianPopCorn posts the top 20 highest-grossing Asian films of all time in the US. Its an interesting list as you can start to discover how each film has compared with others with respect to their ability to attract film-goers. Or simply whether some films carried a larger marketing budget.

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Take a look at this tasty looking cucumber on pressed rice sandwich which came as part of a bento box lunch from the tea shop in the Japanese owned luxurious boutique store Takashimaya in New York.

Hm - I can either try making one myself, look for one in the UK, or fly to New York…

From thewanderingeater via tastespotting

Technorati Tags: bento, Japanese, New York, cucumber on pressed rice, Takashimaya