Organized, ready and well protected at Kanda firestation.

Only in Akiba?  maybe? AKB-48 inspired?
 Morale boost for the firies?
In keeping with the maid cafe culture at least...
I wonder how long she's been around -
my guess ... about the same time as AKB48.
http://www.akb48.co.jp/

The other day I walked past the Kanda fire station just near Akihabara station.  

The invisible men -  ready to go... obviously no fear of redback 

spiders climbing in...

Who on earth did the marketing for this?

I was out and about at a university I will be teaching at next year the other day.  In the office they had a box of  biscuits, produced by Nestle US called "Nips"... I did a triple take... 

I'm not quite sure I know what to think of it... I somehow don't think  the US is likely to sell "gringo" or "nigger" biscuits, not quite sure why Nips is acceptable... Mr/ Ms Nip, like Austraia's Mr Coon of Coon cheese fame?  I also had to wonder why, why on earth does the English office not twig to this...  

While it's very chilly here....

spare a thought for Australia which is in the midst of an extreme heat wave.  Yesterday Sydney recorded 45.8 degree, the hottest on record.  This is the thermomete at my parents' place yesterday.... Hot... very very hot.

Tokyo: you need snow tyres 4 - taxi continues