2009-08-02
* FA-men: The robots cook ramen, Japanese noodles in Nagoya
The FA-men is a ramen restaurant.
Ramen is a Japanese noodle, originated in China.
A Chief and a assistant chief cook ramen in the FA-men.
The chief and assistant chief are robots :-)

Left robot is the chief(R2B1).
Right robot is the assistant chief(R2B2).

These robots cook and have a chat.
YouTube - FA-men: Robots cooks ramen in Oosu, Nagoya
This ramen was cooked by these robots.

Menu:
You can select a hardness of noodle.

| hardness | boiling time for noodle |
|---|---|
| bari kata (very hard) | 15 seconds |
| kata (hard) | 25 seconds |
| nami (normal) | 30 seconds |
| yawa men (soft) | 40 seconds |
These robots play manzai too.
Manzai is a style of stand-up comedy in Japan.
The scene of this manzai:
The assistant chief got angry and took a kitchen knife.
The chief took a lid and was protecting himself.

address: Dai 2 Ameyoko Building 2F, Oosu, Nakaku, Nagoya city, Aichi Pref.
map:
These robots were made by robot company, AISEI.
Factory Automation Ramen = FA-men
Ref.
-AISEI (in Japanese)
-FA-men's homepage (in Japanese)
-Ramen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
-Manzai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2009-08-17
* Playing now: Twitter's Trending Topics shows Japanese words
It is unusual for Twitter's Trending Topics to show Japanese words.
"Playing now"
"Playing now" is words with song that someone listens now.
The TwitMusic, application for iPhone posts name of song with "Playing now".
2009-08-29
* Gag manga biyori: Usami-chan and Kumakichi-kun
Detective Usami-chan and Kumakichi-kun appear in this comedy movie.
