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Polar Bear & Penguin Ice Cube Cups Raise Environmental Awareness While Cooling Your Drink

by Steve Levenstein

Global warming poses grave consequences for polar bears and penguins. Raise awareness of their plight while you raise your glass... cleverly chilled with global warming warning ice cubes from cups conceived by Japan's Atsuhiro Hayashi.

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10 Overly Cute Japanese School Buses That Go the Extra Smile

by Steve Levenstein

Too cute for school? Not in Japan, where settling at mere cuteness means you're not trying hard enough. That high-pitched sound you're hearing isn't a school bus in need of a brake job, just its pint-sized passengers squealing "KAWAII!" in unison.

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Sanrio Hello Kitty Monster Collection Introduces 5 Cute Scaredy Cats

by Steve Levenstein

Hallow Kitty? Just in time for Halloween, Japan's favorite friendly feline gets her horror on. The Sanrio Hello Kitty Monster Collection scares up 5 BOO-tiful plush dolls modeled after classic fright film stars Frankenstein, The Mummy and more.

Flu-fighting Egg Yolk Antibody Lozenges Help Lick Influenza

by Steve Levenstein

Anti-influenza lozenges made with egg yolk antibodies are now being sold in Japan, just in time for flu season. The lifesaver-shaped "Barrifull" lozenges are said to be particularly effective when you're stuck in a crowd of coughing, sneezing commuters.

Leg Hair Font Adds Kick to Your Cursive

by Steve Levenstein

Desktop publishers rejoice! If you thought every possible typeface theme had already been explored, you haven't seen Leg Hair Font. Created by 20-year-old Japanese art student Mayuko Kanazawa, Leg Hair Font is a kinky, curly, shag-adelic cursive that comes in both upper and lower case.

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Double-Edged Frozen Food Knife Cuts Cold Turkey and More

by Steve Levenstein

The innovatively designed CHIC Frozen Food Knife from Japan makes short work of ice-cold meats, poultry, seafood, bread and more thanks to its wickedly sharp, double-sided molybdenum-steel blade.

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Handmade Guitar Backpack Can Carry More Than a Tune

by Steve Levenstein

This finely detailed, handmade Guitar Backpack from Japan's Ito Manufacturing is based on Gibson's legendary Les Paul electric guitar but gives you more... like a soft, lined interior suitable for storing all your light favorite travel needs.

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Let Your iPhone Shine with The Swarovski Ball Earphone Jack Accessory

by Steve Levenstein

Bored with your plain-jane iPhone, smartphone, iPod or MP3 player? Check out the Swarovski Ball Earphone Jack Accessory. Plug in any one of the 15 different crystal colors and you'll be shouting “iBling, therefore iAm!”

Recolo Time Lapse Digital Recorder Camera Speeds Up Your Life

by Steve Levenstein

Lights, camera, inaction! If you're one of those people who enjoys watching the grass grow, you've got entirely too much time on your hands... or, you've got the Recolo Interval Recorder from Japan's Compact Impact.

USB to AC Wall Outlet Adapters Tap the Grid, Not Your Laptop

by Steve Levenstein

Eneplug USB-to-AC wall outlet adapters from Green House of Japan let any plug provide power to your electronic lifestyle devices. Anything from iPhones and iPods to MP3 players and even your USB Eyelash Curler can get hooked to the grid, so forget about flipping your laptop's lid!