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Special Report: A Can Walks into a Bar... (1x21)

Data di messa in onda: Ott 10, 2012

Special Report: A Can Walks into a Bar... Recently, a unique little bar was opened under the railroad tracks of Akihabara Station. The shop is named "Can's Bar", and as the name suggests, the concept behind it is to serve alcoholic drinks accompanied by canned foods. The system of this unique bar is made so that people can easily drop in, buy a can of food, order a drink and pay at the cash register before consuming. The customer chooses a can he or she likes, takes it to the counter, and orders a drink. The manager serving customers at the counter actually used to be an employee of the railroad company that owns the bar. The reason he chose to serve canned food is because products come in a huge variety in addition to being safe and fresh. On Site: Noodle World & Inter Food Japan 2012 Ramen shops and Izakayas are two types of restaurants that can be found all over Japan. Brian Hughes reports what's cooking at the Noodle World & Inter Food Japan tradeshow. Schedule: Aug 29 - 31, 2012 Location: Tokyo Big Sight Both Ramen noodle shops and Izakayas are popular kinds of restaurants in Japan. Ramen is a dish of boiled Chinese noodles served in a warm broth, and Izakayas are a type of Japanese pub that serves alcoholic beverages and dishes that go well with them. So important is the beloved noodle dish that it warrants its own trade show, which showcases new commercial ingredients for Ramen shops as well as Izakayas. The show attracts members of the professional Japanese food industry. Gadgets: The Ultimate Figure Drawing Mannequin In this "Gadgets" segment, we are trying our hand at this new way of drawing Manga by using a doll, which looks like a robot and interacts with a drawing program on a computer to create and even animate, human-like figures. What if you could move a figure on a computer screen just by manipulating a doll? A magical device just like that has appeared on the market. It is a doll with sensors embedded in its joints so that 3D movements can be computerized. The name of this 30cm tall doll is QUMARION. The main users of this new device are manga illustrators. Using the doll, they're now able to draw angles and poses that are difficult to express.