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		<title>50 years of Japanese Concept Cars &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/09/30/50-years-of-japanese-concept-cars-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan may not be the first word you think of when you think of stylish cars, but they surely have come a long way since the mass production of cars took off courtesy of Ford Motor Company and the Industrial Revolution of the 1920s. Whichever words you use to describe them &#8211; Cheap, expensive, cheerful, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Portable Watermelon Cooler</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/07/21/portable-watermelon-cooler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So summer is upon us (or already with us, depending where you are located) and you are running out of ideas as to how you can enjoy the great outdoors a little bit more? Fear not, Jhypers. Here comes the Marugoto Tamachan [JP], a watermelon cooler and heater. That’s right, the machine doesn’t just cool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kai Group&#8217;s Toenail Clipper</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/05/14/kai-groups-toenail-clipper/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2010/05/14/kai-groups-toenail-clipper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 00:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it, clipping your toenails isn&#8217;t quite up there at your list of &#8220;things that I like to do at my free time&#8221;. It&#8217;s a chore, just like ironing your shirt and sorting your socks. Trust the Japanese to come up with the quick and easy solution to our toenail woes. Seriously, what would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mojibakeru Kanji &#8211; Animal Transformers</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/05/13/mojibakeru-kanji-animal-transformers/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2010/05/13/mojibakeru-kanji-animal-transformers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 01:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aren&#8217;t these some of the coolest toys that you ever come across in life? It&#8217;s both educational and fun, it&#8217;s form follows function. It&#8217;s modern mecha meets cultural roots. Japanese toy giant Bandai is set to release a series of nifty kanji figures that transform into the shapes of the animals they represent. The shape-shifting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dekotora &#8211; When Art meets Trucks</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/03/12/dekotora-when-art-meets-trucks/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2010/03/12/dekotora-when-art-meets-trucks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan, it&#8217;s the one magical word that will conjure up endless images of beautiful natural sceneries, neons, advanced technologies, geishas, kimono, kabuki, sumo, anime, idols, sushi and much much more. Now take that image, add gold and chrome (lots of it), awnings, baffles, pipes, yet more neons, wings &#8230; and blend all of it into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Chit Chat about Kit Kat</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/03/05/lets-chit-chat-about-kit-kat/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2010/03/05/lets-chit-chat-about-kit-kat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our good friend, Lisa Katayama of Tokyomango (and Boing Boing) fame recently wrote about the wonderful world of Kit Kat in Japan (and beyond). Lisa mentioned that &#8220;Sampling different flavoured Kit Kats has become a side hobby for some Japanese, and in turn Nestle produces unusual flavours for consumption — mostly in Japan, but also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why is Japan so &#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/01/14/why-is-japan-so/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2010/01/14/why-is-japan-so/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jhype.net/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google’s auto-complete feature attempts to find the question users want to ask about Japan. And you&#8217;ll find all the answers to the above on JHYPE &#8230; (^_^)]]></description>
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		<title>I, Robot</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2010/01/13/i-robot/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2010/01/13/i-robot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://jhype.net/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the slow updates as of late. The team at JHYPE had been in great demand outside the internet world for a change (i.e. working hard to pay off our christmas indulgences). We will eventually return to normality with more wacky and wonderful Japan. To make up for it, may I present you the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House H by Sou Fujimoto</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2009/11/26/house-h-by-sou-fujimoto/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2009/11/26/house-h-by-sou-fujimoto/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[House H is the latest project by Sou Fujimoto Architects in Tokyo. The house is an &#8220;experiment to find a balance between volumes, spaces and light&#8221;. The non-designer crowd usually cringe at fancy designer phrases like this, but I have to say that Sou&#8217;s House H is pretty spot-on with that phrase. There’re a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Self-Defense Force Sunglasses: Yes, They&#8217;re Official</title>
		<link>http://jhype.net/2009/11/19/japan-self-defense-force-sunglasses-yes-theyre-official/</link>
		<comments>http://jhype.net/2009/11/19/japan-self-defense-force-sunglasses-yes-theyre-official/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s cut to the chase: these are Japan Self-Defense Force Sunglasses (or JSDF for short &#8211; we ♥ acronyms here in JHYPE) and, apparently, they&#8217;re officially endorsed by Japan&#8217;s armed forces. Each lens boasts the ability to withstand an impact from an object up to 6.55mm (0.3in) traveling at 171km/h (or 106mph). Of course, those [...]]]></description>
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