http://www.conbinibento.com ramblings and photos from tokyo, japan Sat, 10 May 2008 15:43:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Who doesn't love Nakagawa Shoko? With her well-documented fondness for cosplay, anime, the internet and, of course, cats, Shokotan's eccentric charm has captured the hearts of oily, overweight, bespectacled virgin fanboys everywhere. And so what better vehicle for her to capitalize on her appeal among the geek demographic than an ... http://www.conbinibento.com/2007/05/02/the-girl-that-makes-geeks-go-gaga/ Longtime monarch of the Japanese Kawaii Kingdom, Sanrio, has recently released what is quite possibly the MOST AMAZING PRODUCT EVER CONCEIVED: the Banana Case. No longer must people duck and dart in fear whilst carrying around their bananas. Made of seemingly indestructible polyester cloth, the Banana Case provides impenetrable protection ... http://www.conbinibento.com/2007/04/26/always-suit-up-your-banana/ Well, it's been another month and a half or so without a new post. The reason behind my lengthy absence is that I've been spending most of my time down at the bottom of an old, dry well at the back of a vacant lot down the alleyway behind my ... http://www.conbinibento.com/2007/04/18/a-post-probably-not-worth-reading/ Do you want to know one thing that I don't miss at all about Japan? It was something that I didn't even realize I wasn't missing until the other night when I was out and happened to pass by a group of slovenly teenagers seemingly doing all they could ... http://www.conbinibento.com/2007/02/21/are-you-still-minding-your-manners/ Aah, the misheard song lyric; that humorous phenomenon that leads to poor saps misguidedly singing along to lines about locking the cash box and bathrooms on the right. Leave it to the Japanese, naturally, to take such an everyday source of mild amusement and turn it into entertainment gold: ... http://www.conbinibento.com/2007/02/19/did-i-just-hear-what-i-think-i-heard/