Visa-Mandated Funny Pictures of Japan, pt. 1

As a requirement of their visa, every foreigner living in Japan must fulfill two requirements within the first 12 months of their residency in this country:

1. They must keep a blog to document their amazing adventure.
1a. They must refer to their time in Japan as an "amazing adventure" at least once.

2. They must post funny pictures of stuff they see in Japan (i.e., signs, products, fashions) to illustrate how "crazy" Japanese culture is.
2a. These pictures may, at the expatriate's discretion, be referred to as "a hoot."

In keeping with our required hilarity, here is a smattering of snapshots that capture the weirdness we encounter in our daily lives over here. Yuks ahoy!



Finally, the great taste of those Grand Canyon french fries that we all know and love...in a can!


That's what it looks like, yep. Strawberry sandwich, for sale at one of the finer 7-11s over here. I'm not sure what the white creamy stuff, but knowing Japan, it's either mayonnaise or squid brains.


Can nothing stop the TERROR OF DEN-DEN TOWN?


Wink wink, nudge nudge.


Yes, let's pick our teeth!


Crunky is one of the more popular candy bars over here. It's basically a crunch bar, but...well, crunkier. I have no idea why they haven't started marketing this in the States yet, it could be the next PBR.


They really, really love Obama over here. My high school students had absolutely no idea what the word "can" meant or how to use it in a simple sentence, but they could effortlessly repeat "Yeswecan" for hours on end. Anyway, I'm told this is some of the most delicious, idealistic chicken you ever will eat.

Yeah, they're not too good with the whole R/L thing over here. I really thought someone would catch this before it made it all the way through the sign-making process.

More pictures coming soon (we have quite a hoard of them)!