http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/chindogu-unuseless-inventions/ Japan from the inside out Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:32:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/chindogu-unuseless-inventions/#comment-10603 Transpacifica » How to Fool the NYT? Cloak Self-Promotion in ‘Odd Japanese’ Story Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:43:28 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/chindogu-unuseless-inventions/#comment-10603 [...] chindōgu (珍道具, “strange tools”), a movement of odd-ball inventions that Ampontan points out has both Japanese- and English-language websites. (I’ll also allow for the possibility that [...] [...] chindōgu (珍道具, “strange tools”), a movement of odd-ball inventions that Ampontan points out has both Japanese- and English-language websites. (I’ll also allow for the possibility that [...]

]]> http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/chindogu-unuseless-inventions/#comment-28 Ken Sun, 28 Jan 2007 08:31:04 +0000 http://ampontan.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/chindogu-unuseless-inventions/#comment-28 Great stuff. I could really use the ramen fan. I just don't like it as hot as some people do...I end up in pain quite often. The quote from Kawakami is brilliant as well. Hope he keeps it up! Great stuff. I could really use the ramen fan. I just don’t like it as hot as some people do…I end up in pain quite often. The quote from Kawakami is brilliant as well. Hope he keeps it up!

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