Welcome to 2008's first Engrish lesson:

That's right. An indian restaraunt named Tonto. In Nakano.

Below, battling mascots: Softbank's Cameron Diaz vs. AU's Risumo.

Below, the Sutter/Stockton St. Garage in San Francisco.

Below, at last, Japanese technology finally beats the other countries to the ultimate energy drink:

DeNiro-Flavored cola!

"fiber optic cable inserted into your intestines via your nose with a camera on it" poster in a medical magaine? Not weird.

Same poster in the most crowded train station in the world, next to an ad for a Nicholas Cage movie: a little weird.

Model's cryptically amused Mona Lisa expression: extremely weird.

Below, a UFO rises out of Yoyogi Park.

Below, another reason the West is years behind:

We don't have Gigolo cupons yet.

SPECIAL DON QUIXOTE SECTION:

Don Q is one of the best stores in Japan, a sort of k-mart-style chain store where you can buy everything under the sun, from a Paris Hilton porno DVD to a wok shaped like a panda head, to a nun costume to a plastic-molded armoire. They also sell these:

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