Who approved the pic for this ad? Not the most welcoming gesture I can imagine the good people of India are capable of. Ok, so when you get a little closer, her warm smile wins out, but try walking by this and NOT seeing a woman telling every commuter in Shimbashi Station to fuck off…

I went in to a local convenient store yesterday and saw this staring me in the face:

This is the graphic on some blue soda Suntory is selling under the name “Bingo Bongo.” It is SUCH a rip-off of the almighty J.R. “Bob” Dobbs of the Church of the Subgenius

Hail Bob. I wonder if the CotSG knows?? Or if they care? I doubt it. The Subgenius worship the absurd, and this bottle graphic (Pineapple head, eye-patch, etc) would rank high on their absurd-o-meter.

Japan’s love affair with ska, reggae, mambo and other Caribbean music is well-documented, but I’m starting to see steel drum bands popping up all over the place. Is it just me? First there was the Panorama Steel Drum Orchestra at Fujirock this year, and now the Caribbean Magic Steel Drum Orchestra from Trinidad & Tobago play next next week, and just this weekend a Steel Drum band played at my local grocery store – I’m not kidding:

Remember Pepsi’s Cucumber Soda that I blogged about a while back? Well now you can wash down that with a nice refreshing Curry-flavored drink. Or would you prefer wasabi?

Courtesy of Octopus Dropkick