Josh in Japan

Archive for May, 2006

Hall of Fame…

Thursday, May 25th, 2006 at 11:19 am

For not putting out a show in almost a month, I still am amazed by the podcast community. I just want to send out a quick post to everyone letting them know how much I appreciated their votes over at the podcast pickle.

Today I made it into the HALL OF FAME at podcast pickle. Your votes put me at the #1 position for 12 consecutive weeks. For being at that top spot for 12 weeks, Josh in Japan gets placed in a permanent place of infamy in the HALL OF FAME.

DOMO ARIGATOU GOZAIMASHITA!

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by Josh

clean huffing now legal in Japan

Monday, May 15th, 2006 at 8:26 am

(from mainichi daily news)Â

Sales of canned oxygen to create fresh market for Seven-Eleven Japan

Japanese convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan has breathed fresh air into its product lineup by announcing it will add cans of oxygen to its shelves.

The firm said it would make an entry into the rapidly expanding oxygen market and begin selling cans of oxygen on May 24.

Oxygen has emerged as a popular new product and sparked the creation of city “oxygen bars” that provide oxygen for customers to breathe in. The convenience store operator will sell small portable cans. It is the first retailer among Japanese convenience stores and supermarkets to enter the oxygen market.

The idea behind the product is to allow buyers to replenish their oxygen levels anytime they feel a lack of it due to stress, fatigue, or other factors. Seven-Eleven Japan developed the product together with Tokyo based Hakugen, a manufacturer of miscellaneous lifestyle-related goods.

A drop in the amount of oxygen in the body can make people start to yawn and sigh. Normal air contains only about 21 percent oxygen, but the oxygen concentration in the cans is 95 percent, and breathing it in can reportedly bring on a feeling of invigoration.

Each can contains enough oxygen for 35 two-second inhalations, meaning each can lasts for roughly a week if it is used five or six times a day. At first the canned oxygen will be sold in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures, then at all 11,000 of Seven-Eleven Japan’s nationwide stores from June 14.

The oxygen comes in two flavors: “strong mint” and “grapefruit” and will cost 600 yen a can, including consumption tax. (Mainichi)

Click here for the original Japanese story

May 14, 2006

Posted in General Posts

by Josh

out of office

Monday, May 8th, 2006 at 4:59 pm

Hey everyone. I just wanted to let you know that I haven’t forgotten about you all, and I know that many were looking forward to this weekend’s show.

I have a lot of family and personal obligations that have been falling behind lately, so until everything is taken care of, I’ll be taking a leave of absence. This is not an announcement of me quitting. I AM NOT POD-FADING! I am just cleaning up my homework backlog, and family issues. As always, the family comes first and foremost.

The podcast will stay as it is, just not weekly produced until I’m caught up with everything. When I get a chance, I will put out an episoide, but as all hobbies go (as this is a hobby since i’m getting no money), the priority drops when other situations arise.

So, to summarize, DO NOT UNSUBSCRIBE… for all I know, I could be done next week and be back in front of the mic. Josh in Japan is not going anywhere, just taking a little bit of a break.

I’ll still be checking email occasionally so feel free to drop me a line whenever you like. Take care, and see you all soon.

mata-ne,

Josh

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