Sat 2008/01/19 09:50
Kansai airport in Osaka is now welcoming foreigners to Japan with not only a fingerprinting system but also a bunch of cosplayers. The cosplayers include maids and the standard anime characters. An organizer says that they want to monetize from foreigners using Osaka's otaku culture. Via Mainichi and Asahi.
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Guessing Narita airport is suddenly gonna get alot quieter.
(ID #22115) Posted on 2008/01/20 01:10
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/sephiroth00/phortsyan/welkam2japfaq.jpg =3
(ID #22116) Posted on 2008/01/20 01:11
no wonder many foreigner is misunderstood as pedobear ^^ japanese even told them that pedo is fine in akihabara XD
(ID #22272) Posted on 2008/01/20 13:21
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/1420/1186317680995mv4.jpg The more er... Ero one... Tiplekia posted this one before...
(ID #22294) Posted on 2008/01/20 15:36
Sounds like some foreigners are in for a surprise!
(ID #22123) Posted on 2008/01/20 01:24
Student
Osaka? That's a bit far away from Tokyo if I recall :S, if I got to Japan I'll be getting off in Haneda or Narita which is closer to the city of Tokyo. So why don't they do this also in there ^^
(ID #22132) Posted on 2008/01/20 01:34
Video Editor / Sound Designer / DJ
Osaka is a little cheaper than Tokyo - the price of a (small) hotel room can be as little as $20 a night!! Try that in Tokyo. Also, Osaka is a little more easy to navigate, is has prettier parks, WAY better food, and last but not least really outgoing people(!) Kansai people are the bomb....
(ID #22293) Posted on 2008/01/20 15:32
ahhhhh i landed there last year damn it!! i guess i was too early. now i want to go again
(ID #22133) Posted on 2008/01/20 01:36
So... Right when I get off the plane... BAM! Everywhere, cosplayers. That sounds... rather akward for those who don't know what is happening, but rather is nice to take pictures with.
(ID #22151) Posted on 2008/01/20 01:53
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
LOL, do they cosplay as eroge characters with their skimpy outfits? If there are, I'm heading there right now!
(ID #22161) Posted on 2008/01/20 02:27
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Japan awesomeness can't be measured.
(ID #22163) Posted on 2008/01/20 02:28
McMaster Engineering Level I
i can spell my name!
(ID #22166) Posted on 2008/01/20 02:33
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
I might be one happy gaijin two years from now when I'm there.
(ID #22171) Posted on 2008/01/20 02:35
NEET (no, student, AND employed min. wage)
oh really... Me and my friends once thought that putting a Maid Cafe in an Airport might draw a crowd...
(ID #22188) Posted on 2008/01/20 03:15
that's a very nice welcome
(ID #22189) Posted on 2008/01/20 03:16
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
i approve. ('~')
(ID #22193) Posted on 2008/01/20 03:41
damn!!! u 4 real? WANNA GO, WANNA GO!
(ID #22209) Posted on 2008/01/20 05:21
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
and that's why i love japan soooo much~ hehe
(ID #22215) Posted on 2008/01/20 05:34
Oh nice...on one hand it's creating jobs and overseas otaku and tourist are getting a spectacular welcome...two birds with one stone...
(ID #22223) Posted on 2008/01/20 06:04
More acceptance of the otaku culture?
(ID #22237) Posted on 2008/01/20 07:07
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Indeed, Otaku culture is slated to become the leading culture in Japan. As shown by this article, http://clast.diamondagency.jp/en/?p=97
(ID #22244) Posted on 2008/01/20 08:15
Thanks for the reading. Btw, the Nekomimi mode video (link provided in the article) is truly catchy, cute and funny. ^^
(ID #22246) Posted on 2008/01/20 08:26
uh, benjamin, u got other japan news website? in english of course if u did, mind sharing it to me/ us?
(ID #22273) Posted on 2008/01/20 13:24
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
It's not really "another" news website really, since it's featured here in the partner feeds section ^^ It's http://www.japanprobe.com/ ^_^
(ID #22279) Posted on 2008/01/20 13:53
thanks ^^
(ID #22348) Posted on 2008/01/21 02:38
PhysicsMajor/Someting/Photo/Pharm Tech
I'll be there. I'll find where that yoroshiku really means. MOE!!
(ID #22242) Posted on 2008/01/20 07:59
Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
When is the best time to visit Osaka? I'm so saving monies NAO!!
(ID #22250) Posted on 2008/01/20 10:00
gives me an idea of job occupation in japan. will they hire a gaijin as a welcoming cosplayer? hope they pay good enough and i might just apply
(ID #22254) Posted on 2008/01/20 10:16
Senior Software & Systems Developer
I can see myself in those photos.
(ID #22324) Posted on 2008/01/20 20:37
ISP Tech Support
Dangit! Why didn't they do this back in October!? ARGH!!!!
(ID #22368) Posted on 2008/01/21 04:08
Web Developer (i.e. Otaku)
Last October in Narita I didn't see any Cosplayers, but I did see a customs man rummaging around my suitcase looking for Playboy magazines.
(ID #23434) Posted on 2008/01/25 12:31
zoniku (Registered on 2007/11/16 07:56)
Hope this lasts for awhile, cuz in August, I might go to Japan. I'd LOVE to be greeted by cosplaying Japanese girls.
(ID #22380) Posted on 2008/01/21 05:15
arrrrggghhhhh!!! i just went there 2 months earlier! talk about the timing
(ID #22432) Posted on 2008/01/21 10:44
System Administrator and full-time Otaku
ARGH, why is my flight next week booked through Narita??? v_v Are these inside the customs zone, or inside the main airport? Might be worthwhile just to travel across to Osaka for a peek. ^_^
(ID #22448) Posted on 2008/01/21 15:03
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Wow I guess I have to watch out for both maids and immigration. And how does fingerprinting stop terrorists again? They need all your prints instead of just one and photos don't help if you change your image. Oh well, looking at some scantily clad maids makes things all better!
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