Japan's wackiest holiday gifts

Struggling to find anything for that impossible-to-buy-for person this holiday season? Check out these ideas below, brought to us with the help of the folks at Japan Trend Shop. The company tracks Japan's more outlandish inventions, and sells the best to customers around the globe, primarily to the United States and Europe.

Here are some of our favourites.

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The answer to the perfect sleep? Japan Trend Shop's Sven Kilian-Nakamura describes the Oppai breast pillow "for man or woman, to rest comfortably between two breasts." Made of soft memory foam (yes, you read that correctly), the pillow comes with a black or pink cover that is machine-washable. In case you drool. (US$59 plus shipping)

Pinhead posing

De-stress with the Head Kenzan (US$59 plus shipping). Inspired by the spiked metal holder (“kenzan”) that is commonly used in Japanese flower arrangement (“ikebana”), this head massager plants its 92 bristles onto your head while gently brushing back and forth when using the handles on either side. Avoid using in crowded subway trains.

For the fighting man

These Samurai undies (US$150 plus shipping) are part of a collection of boxer briefs inspired by ornamental samurai warrior armor. The Sido Collection of "Katchu Pants" (armor underwear) lets Japanese men get back to their historical roots -- and feel a little more protected than usual. Check out our previous story on the Samurai underwear.

Doggie doo

At $51 (plus shipping), the hungry dog of Choken Bako bank will greedily eat up your hard earned cash, which may go someway to avoid ending up penniless after the holidays. As admirably demonstrated in the video above, simply drop a few coins into his dish and he will instantly gobble them up and store them inside his box-cum-cash kennel.

Annoying alarm clock

Clockman (US$127 plus shipping) is possibly the world's most annoying alarm clock. It comes in four colours, each with a distinct blood type personality. Eyes rolling and wobbly-mouthed, it’s like your brat of a sibling who just won’t shut up. Yellow Clockman (blood type O) shown above is not shy about voicing your weight issues while at the same time apologizing profusely for being rude later. Green Clockman’s (type AB) dreamy nature may serve as a problem getting you up in the mornings and Blue Clockman (type B) can’t stop cracking jokes. If you prefer a more courteous clock, Pink Clockman (type A) is the most polite of the bunch.

The sound of one hand flushing

Doing number two in a public bathroom can be a pretty awkward experience. If only you had the entire bathroom to yourself, right? Unfortunately, 'public bathroom' implies having to share the facilities with other strangers or colleagues. Fortunately, though, the makers of the Eco-Otome Toilet Sound Blocker found an easy solution. To make using the toilet a more aurally-pleasing experience, simply press the Toilet Sound Blocker twice and the sound of flushing will go on for 25 seconds. That should be enough time to go about your business. In three different colors (pink, blue and green), the Eco-Otome Toilet Sound Blocker can be clipped to your mobile phone. We aren't entirely sure about the 'love' branding though. US$19 plus shipping.