Yowazzup: A Directory of Happening Things

This monkey works at a bar in Japan. Impressive, ain’t it?

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• One US dollar is now worth only 93 Canadian cents!
• U.S. pilot who dropped that atom bomb in Hiroshima dies at age 92. He has killed 140,000 lives in Hiroshima, Japan.
• Arsenal snatched last minute goal against Manchester United to force a 2-2 draw! Just like what Arsenal did to Liverpool a week ago.

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Watch the Storm Trooper dance in the street of Shibuya, Tokyo! Hilarious!

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Most of us have played Tetris, the very popular block games some time in our lives. But, have you played the human tetris game? Watch this video. Very hilarious!

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• Nokia recalls 46 million batteries.
• Bears eat man at beer festival. LoL!
• 165 safe after plane explode in Japan.

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The watermelons are grown inside hard glass containers in Kagawa Prefecture, and will soon going on sale at a price between 13,000 and 15,000 yen (about $105 to $120 US dollars). Who would want to pay that kind of price for a bizarre-looking fruit?

(Via Japan Probe)

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Fuji Rock Festival is an annual rock festival organized by Smash Japan, held in Naeba, Japan. The 3 day event features Japanese and international musicians performing on 7 different stages. The Green stage is the main stage and it has a capacity for more than 30,000 spectators. Other stages include the White Stage, the Red Marquee, Orange Court, Field of Heaven, Rookie-a-Go-Go, Gypsy Avalon and many more.

All the artists, audience and staff together make Fuji Rock Festival the perfect place to enjoy music, meet new people and open your mind. Held high up in the mountains, far away from city life and daily grind, you’ll love this festival and it’s unique atmosphere.

This year, Fuji Rock Festival will be held on July 27(Fri), 28(Sat), 29(Sun) 2007 at the Naeba Ski Resort, Yuzawa-machi, Niigata, Japan. Ticket price starts at ¥16,800 for a one-day pass (limit to 10,000 per day) and ¥39,800 (approx. USD$ 326.98) for a 3-day pass.

Some of the bands announced for 2007 so far include Ash, The Beatsie Boys, Yellowcard, The Ataris, Blonde Redhead, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Fountains of Wayne, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Iggy Pop & The Stooges, The John Butler Trio, Jonathan Richman, Justice (French band), Kaiser Chiefs, Kemuri, Less Than Jake, The Shins, Kula Shaker, Simian Mobile Disco, The Chemical Brothers, Mika, Muse, Ocean Colour Scene, and The Cure.

Visit the Official Site for Fuji Rock Festival 2007 (English)

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Let’s look at Mega Mac, Japan McDonald’s New Godzilla-size Big Mac and several other fast food restaurants in Japan!

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The next time you visit Japan, don’t forget to drop by the spa resort in Hakone, about two hours away from Haneda Airport if you travel by plane or about 85 minutes to two hours if you take the train.

Hakone Kowakien Yunessun has two resorts - Yunessun, the largest spa resort zone of the two is the place where you can enjoy more than 25 different kinds spa related services and fun water recreational activities with a bathing suit; Mori NO YU, on the other hand is the private zone where you can enjoy private moments in hot springs without a bathing suit!

In Yunessun, you can dip yourself in a very unique Coffee Spa, Green Tea Spa, Red Wine Spa and Sake Spa!

A dream comes true for coffee addicts!

Coffee not your thing? Maybe Green tea is your cup of tea

It has been said, Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra loved to bath in wine

Get drunk and stay beautiful in the Sake Spa!

However, please note that this spa resort only opens from March to October 9AM-7PM daily. The cost to Yunessun is ¥3500 for adults and ¥1700 for children.

Visit Yunessun Spa Resort official web site

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Is it a lamb? Is it a poodle? Can you spot the difference?

Thousands of people have been ‘fleeced’ into buying neatly coiffured lambs they thought were poodles.

Entire flocks of lambs were shipped over from the UK and Australia to Japan by an internet company and marketed as the latest ‘must have’ accessory.

But the scam was only spotted after a leading Japanese actress said her ‘poodle’ didn’t bark and refused to eat dog food.

Read more on Hundreds of Japanese Women Conned into Buying Sheep as Poodles

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