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Top Entries in Bizarre Japanese Halloween Costume Competition, Part 1

In Japan, cosplayers can walk around in extreme costumes any day of the year. Perhaps in reaction, this Japanese competition goes the other way on Halloween: They dress up in costumes that are not representative of famous characters, but rather, illustrate the foibles of modern life in a capitalist workaholic society.

This is called Jimi Halloween, which roughly translates to “mundane/sober Halloween.” Here are our favorites of the “costumes” that participants have come up with:

Person Who Spotted Cockroach Just Before Going to Bed, Immediately Searched for Improvised Weapon and Cockroach Escaped in the Meanwhile

13-Inch Macbook Air

(Note: He has keys on the soles of his shoes and a screen on his back, he lies down flat, then opens up)

Person Seated Far Down the Counter (7th Position) Signaling for Waitstaff

Guy Who Grabbed a Shopping Basket But Only Ended Up Buying a Couple of Things

Woman Waiting in Line Who Regrets Not Using a Shopping Basket

Guy at Haneda Airport Who Just Returned from Vacation and Feels Cold in the Terminal

A Speedreader

Person Being Interviewed on News Program, Whose Face Has Been Pixelated for Privacy

Hiking Equipment Store Mannequin

Actress in a Traffic Safety Video Pretending She Has Just Caused an Accident

Click here for Part 2.