{"product_id":"the-big-bento-box-of-kenji-kawakami-9780393326765","title":"The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions: The Art of Chindogu","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Japan, Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy around these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely impractical. Created in the spirit of anarchy, unuseless inventions are not allowed to be patented or sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of the unuseless will love this completely absorbing collection of 200 Chindogu, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Drymobile (your laundry dries as you drive)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe Solar-Powered Torch (never runs low on batteries)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDuster Slippers for Cats (now the most boring job around the house becomes hours of fun--for your cat!)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWalk 'n' Wash Ankle-Attachable Laundry Tanks (a perfect solution for the problems of inadequate exercise and hygiene)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand many, many more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese hilarious inventions have taken Japan by storm. Every one of the 200 items in \u003cem\u003eThe Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions\u003c\/em\u003e has actually been manufactured to the highest standards, fully tested by pioneering members of the Japanese public, and documented in their unuselessness with photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenji Kawakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393326764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393326765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.84h x 5.16w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 100 - Best Of The Best\/Highly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2006 pg. 73","brand":"Kenji Kawakami","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054974234879,"sku":"9780393326765","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eee8609f-1a1e-4b2b-88e9-5255631d3aba.jpg?v=1685033058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-bento-box-of-kenji-kawakami-9780393326765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}