What kind of chocolate do you give to someone you do not really care about, but are obligated none the less? Pocky has you covered with these “obligation choco” Pocky snacks.
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Category Archives: Off Topic
Gundam plus Japanese School Girl has interesting results
Combine Gundam and a Japanese high-school age female, and what do you get? A recipe for a very interesting looking video game advertisement.
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The Evolution of Kyoto Station
It is time for another off-topic post (or questionably on-topic!) about something near and dear to us: Japan. More specifically, let us take a look at how Kyoto’s main train station has changed over time.
Enjoy that snow in Kyushu too
Off topic, but enjoy some rare imagery of Kyushu’s historical sights covered in white. This is actually from a few days ago, but it is not just Hakata that is getting snowed in lately.
Enjoy the snow in Hakata
Fellow Japanese wota takes photos of our beloved HKT48 Theater and its environs. Is there anything of note? Yes. Yes there is: it is very cold in Fukuoka these days.
Have some poo-flavored curry
Over 85% of respondents do not want to patronize the first restaurant in human history to specialize in poo-flavored curry. What a shock.
Kojima Mako talks about war
Slightly off-topic, but perhaps not? early August marked the anniversary of the end of WW2; It’s not often that idol news and current events cross paths, so let’s take a look.
AKB48 members thoughts on same-sex marriage
Questions of same sex love affairs amongst the girls of AKB48, with their many Danso segments, and other behind the scenes acts, make you wonder. All joking aside, same-sex marriage made news in America recently, so this might be slightly off topic (and is labeled as such!). But it was interesting that a few 48-group members offered their opinions on same-sex marriage as well. Continue reading AKB48 members thoughts on same-sex marriage