Imagine ordering a plate of your favorite sushi and having it arrive with a Imperial Scout Trooper and speeder bike sculpture made of carrots and radishes? If I was you, I would lose my shit over how bad ass it is! Well, this is the case with Okitsugu Kado, a 39 year old sushi chef from Osaka, Japan who has a love for ‘Star Wars’ that is unmatched in the world of sushi.
‘In most cases I place vegetable sculptures on a dish for customers with their food, although with some of the bigger ones occasionally I will only put on display. I’m a huge Star Wars fan and a member of a Japanese fan group called Jedi Order. For my carvings I use everything from carrots, white radish, sweet potato, Kyo-potato, radish, even pumpkin and more. I’ve been carving vegetables for almost 15 years and have made more than 40 sculptures. Before that I trained in ice carving. Sometimes I need over ten hours to finish just one sculpture but it doesn’t matter to me because during carving I forget the time… I just want to see people smile – that is why I carve.’
Kado can be found using the “Force” at Minayoshi Sushi Bistro in Japan.
Hit the jump and check out more of Kado’s amazing Star Wars food sculptures!
If you aren’t living under a rock, you are fully aware of the 8.9 earthquake and vicious tsunami waves that hit Northern Japan. Even though this took place in Japan, the World is feeling the affects of this disaster. Everywhere from Hawaii to the coasts of California. If you are like me, you are greatly affected by whats going on and looking for ways to help. Thanks to ‘Star Trek’ icon, George Takei (@georgetakei), he is using his star-power to help raise money for relief efforts for the people of Japan. You can help by texting “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10. It might not be a large amount, but with the help of millions, we can help Japan get over this tragedy and get them back to their feet. You can also follow George Takei’s Twitter to get some news regarding what is happening in Japan or you can check out Gizmodo.com for more in-depth coverage that is informative and shocking.
Last night, Northern Japan was hit with a 8.9 earthquake (in which registered as the seventh largest earthquake ever recorded on Earth) and also hit with 10+ meter tall tsunami waves. The tsunami is currently put Hawaii and other western coastal cities such as San Francisco on alert. Even though this earthquake has hit Japan, the whole world is feeling Japan’s pain through the news. Considering my blog was made to make people laugh, I think it is only right to not update any new posts today. I just want to ask everyone to take today to hope for the best for the the country of Japan and it’s people. Also, hope that tragedy does not strike Hawaii or any other country/state. If you have friends in Japan and Hawaii like I do, my heart and prayer goes out to your loved ones. Thanks.
Well, that’s cute. Apparently, there is a huge problem with restaurant patrons urinating on the floor instead in the urinal stalls. To stop this, SEGA has gone out of its way to create a new gaming system called “Toirettsu” (トイレッツ) in which mini-games are played by pissing. PISSING!!?!!! The mini-games are played by measuring a player’s accuracy and speed of their urine stream. WHAT!?! There will be a variety of mini-games available such as using your urine stream to increase wind in the game to blow up a lady’s skirt. DA HELL!!!? These pissing games will be finding their way into restaurant and retailer’s rest rooms. I can imagine people getting sick from not peeing because they want to maximize their “ammunition” so they can set the high score at the ramen shop. Too bad for people with small bladders are S.O.L.
Hit the jump to see a demo of SEGA’s urinal mini-games in action
Oh my, oh my… Oh how I love Japanese female cosplayers. Japan’s cosplay community has an insane ability to produce mind blowing hand made costumes. Japan’s cosplayers really go all out when it comes to wigs, costumes, accessories, weapons, make up, etc. Their uncanny ability to design and produce costumes based on two dimensional anime and CGI video game characters and their relentless attention to details makes cosplayers in Japan the best in the world. I guess it wasn’t a big surprise to come upon these three lovely ladies donning cosplay costumes of Vanille, Hope, and Lighting from Square Enix’s newest release epic, Final Fantasy XIII. Considering I would love to give credit where its due, I just don’t have names for these three gorgeous cosplayers. Regardless, great job ladies. (/drool)
Sea Shepard is a notorious eco-friendly terrorists that fights against Japans “scientific” whaling vessels. Sea Shepards newest addition to their eco-armada is called the “Ady Gil”. The Ady Gil is a 1.5 million dollar anti-whaling vessel that includes a ultra-futuristic sleek design equipped with carbon fiber trimaran which reinforced with kevlar (the material used for bullet proof vests) to cut through massive waves and withstand the freezing elements found in the Artic. Also, it features technology that keeps it undetectable to radar. This bad boy premiered in November 2009. Unfortunately, two months later, the Ady Gil is probably underwater.
During an operation against a Japanese whaling vessel, the Ady Gil suffered a fatal crash with a Japanese whaling ship. The crew on both ships suffered minor injuries, but the Ady Gil lost a huge part of its body in the accident. A piece about 8 foot long was broken off the front, causing the crew to jump ship. Unfortunately, during the altercation, the crew on the Japanese whaling boat laughed and heckled at the crew of the Ady Gil while pummeling them with the water cannon. Considering, due to the damage, the Ady Gil was already taking on water, it probably didn’t help that the Japanese whalers where helping to speed up the process. In mist of this accident, controversy is brewing as the Ady Gil crew claims that the Japanese vessel intentional steered their vessel to crash into the Ady Gil. Regardless, whether this was an accident or intentional, I am surprised this $1,500,000+ “stealth” boat couldn’t evade the massive whaling vessel. I’m pretty sure Hulk Hogan and “Thunder” could have. BTW… that was a reference to Hulk Hogan’s short-lived action television show “Thunder in Paradise”. Orz
If you ever have shopped in a Japanese market, you should have ran into a drink called C.C. Lemon. C.C. Lemon is a lemon-ish flavored drink made by Suntory. CC Lemon is currently the third most popular drink in Japan right behind Coca Cola and Pepsi. Apparently, since the beginning of summer, Suntory has called upon the immense popularity of The Simpson’s to be the new spokesman/mascot for CC Lemon. The Simpson’s are featured in couple commercial spots and they even have their own special limited edition bottles, drink coolers, and even a CC Lemon lunch box. The popularity of the commercials was a huge hit in Japan because now the Simpsons are better known for the commercials than they are for their animated sitcom. Animated characters pitchin’ products might not be new, but the Japanese voice over work done for the commercial are ridiculously hilarious! Congratulations Japan! You made the Simpsons funny again.
Hit the jump to check out the commercial. They are a riot!
