InJapan,KenjiKawakamiisfamousforhistirelesspromotionofChindogu:theartoftheunuselessidea.Kawakamihasdevelopedanentirephilosophyaroundthesebizarreandlogic-defyinggadgetsandgizmos,whichmustworkbutareactuallyentirelyimpractical.Createdinthespiritofanarchy,unuselessinventionsarenotallowedtobepatentedorsold.Fansoftheunuselesswilllovethiscompletelyabsorbingcollectionof200Chindogu,including:theDrymobile(yourlaundrydriesasyoudrive)theSolar-PoweredTorch(neverrunslowonbatteries)DusterSlippersforCats(nowthemostboringjobaroundthehousebecomeshoursoffun--foryourcat!)Walk’n’WashAnkle-AttachableLaundryTanks(aperfectsolutionfortheproblemsofinadequateexerciseandhygiene)andmany,manymore.ThesehilariousinventionshavetakenJapanbystorm.Everyoneofthe200itemsinTheBigBentoBoxofUnuselessJapaneseInventionshasactuallybeenmanufacturedtothehigheststandards,fullytestedbypioneeringmembersoftheJapanesepublic,anddocumentedintheirunuselessnesswithphotographs.