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April 30, 2009

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I'm not crazy about social networking, but I have noticed that I spend more time Twittering and Facebooking (?) when I'm on deadline.

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Reader photo: Pants-eating dog statue in Kyoto

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Will the Japanese guy remain the masturbating champ of the world?

This Saturday is the annual Masturbate-a-thon in San Francisco—it's a group masturbation event-slash-competition-slash-fundraiser for the Center for Sex and Culture. The world record holder for "longest time spent masturbating/male" is Masanobu Sato of Tokyo. He masturbated for 9 hours and 33 minutes in 2008, and is back this year to defend his record. Every year, at least a couple guys come from Japan to compete. Anyway... the event is this Saturday, and it should be a lot of fun if anyone wants to check it out!

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R2D2 cell phone strap with LED

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This R2D2 cell phone strap/keychain doubles as a LED flashlight. Buy it here.

April 29, 2009

Video: A dog that plays the piano

I had dinner with childhood friend Tomi from Tokyo last weekend, and he told me he has a dog who looks just like Malcolm that plays the piano. He sent me this video to prove it. Bati is a seasoned pro, but his little sister Luna can't reach the piano so she opts to chew on Tomi's mom's feet and sleeves instead. Tomi's mom, by the way, was my piano teacher when I was in grade school. I think her dog is a better student than I ever was, but oh well.

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  • I write articles about culture, technology, and human rights for Wired, Popular Science, Fast Company, and the New York Times Magazine. I also produce radio segments for PRI's Studio360 and am a Correspondent for Boing Boing, one of Time Magazine's five most essential blogs of 2010.

    In 2008, Chronicle published my book: Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan.

    I am also the founder of The Tofu Project, a boutique program that helps Japanese entrepreneurs and creators think deeper, tell better stories, and go out into the world in a much bigger way. We work with companies like Mixi, Japan Airlines, and Salesforce.com.

    Sometimes I try to explain Japanese culture on CNN, BBC, CBC, WSJ, ABC (so many acronyms!) or in person at places like the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, ETech, and Ignite!

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