A 10m tall giant rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, was displayed in the Japanese city of Osaka recently. The rubber duckie (and its taller cousin) has been travelling around the world since its creation in 2007.

Suito Osaka Rubber Duck Project, Japan

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A project to share some of the most popular videos from Youtube on this site; you’ll be seeing a couple dozen of these posts in the next few weeks/months.

Simple methodology… just search for the specific keyword on Youtube and embed some of the most viewed videos here; limited to one video per channel.

Obviously there will be related videos that are missed out using this method, but it’s just a compilation for infotainment, let’s no go into details too much.

Keywords “Asia” and “Asian”… 13 vids with over a million views each…

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Heart-kun, the chihuahua that made headlines in 2007 with his perfect heart-shaped birthmark, is having a brother that shares similar cuteness…

Love-kun, cute heart-marked chihuahua in Japan

Named Love-kun, the new puppy was also born in Odate, northern Japan. The pet owner must have done something good in her past-life; having a cute dog like this is quite a blessing, having two is just heaven [image via Petsugar]

Baseball mascots for the Samsung Lions in Korea Baseball Organization (league), famous for their imitation of popular K-pop dances and various comedic skits. Sharing some fancams of their ‘performances’…

Lee Hyori – U Go Girl [original]

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Four cute guinea pigs (and a rabbit) munching on their food. Pics available on their master’s Japanese blog; more vids on his/her Youtube channel…

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Korean actress Song Hye-kyo was appointed as panda’s goodwill ambassador in China. Not sure what her tasks would be; hugging a cuddly (yet deceiving) giant panda seems like a good start lol… [via K-popped]

Korean actress Song Hye-kyo and giant panda in China

Nakizumo (lit. crying sumo) is a traditional Japanese festival with 400-years of history. The event, believed to bring good health to the babies, is held annually in temples across Japan where the kids would face-off each other to see who’s crying the soonest (and loudest)…

The above video [credits to garyjpn@youtube for the upload] is probably from Hiroshima in 2009; there are other slightly different format in other places, including in Tokyo where some real sumo wrestlers were involved.

Better than Garfield… [video credits to tomomama3@youtube]

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