Eguchi Aimi: The Really Not Real Girl

"This is Eguchi Aimi. She's the latest member of Japanese pop band AKB48 and a very lovely girl. But Eguchi Aimi is not what she seems. This Sunday, she shocked all her fans revealing her dark secret. "

She's not real. She's effectively a composite of the other band members, and her fans in Japan only found out last Sunday.

Check out the video in the Gizmodo link below.

My take? Where are the others? Bring 'em on!

from Gizmodo

see Can You Fall In Love with This Beautiful Girl?

The Sendai Earthquake - The Catfish Jumped

"Beneath the Japanese archipelago lies a mythical catfish, brutish and capricious. For most of the time, its head is pinned down by a granite keystone, held in place by the Shinto god of the earth. But occasionally, the god drops his guard. Then the fish thrashes, convulsing the earth."

From The Economist blog Asian View

See When the earth wobbled