Lost in Translation, found in the rain

I'm in a trendy Osaka cafe called Planet3rd right now (there are 4 Internet terminals free for customers, yay!) and their menu features the item "giant corn" (English translation) in the Snacks section. I want to order it to see what this giant corn is all about, but I'm too scared.
At the dollar store (100-yen shop) the other day, I saw some kitchen items with the brand name "Lube Sheep." I guess that's better than "Sheep Lube." I don't want to make fun of awkward English translations but they are all around me - I can't help it!
It has rained the entire day here in Osaka. I hear that a typhoon is on its way, but I don't know if the rain is part of that or just the normal rainy season that refuses to go away. It has rained a lot while I've been in Japan and it hasn't really bothered me up until now. It's a bit of a pain to sightsee and shop whilst carrying an umbrella all day, especially when you are expected to put your umbrella into a rack or wrap it in a plastic bag before entering any establishment, lest water drip on the pristine floor. They're kind of finicky here about things like that. I won't even get into the subject of wearing shoes indoors... But truth be told, places are very clean here, so the rules exist for a reason. The rain has also been annoying because I have had to buy at least 4 umbrellas since I've been here, because I keep accidently leaving them places (well, a cheap one broke so I left it behind on purpose). Also, I constantly have that Rihanna "Umbrella" song in my head.
Anyways...today I went to the Aquarium, one of Osaka's best sites. It was a bit smaller than I expected, considering the steep price of admission, but it is a great aquarium. The creatures seem to have adequate room to move around and play and be happy. The highlights were the super-cute river otters and the captivating, otherworldy jellyfish. I spent quite a while taking photos of the jellyfish. You will have to be patient to see them. Most Internet cafes do not allow you to insert external devices like cameras or flash drives. Now I know that in order to keep a good travel blog you should bring your own laptop with you. I will write some posts retroactively once I get home and have more time to share stories and photos. I have a lot of stories from this past week. I saw so much in Kyoto and Hiroshima as well as my overnight at Sensuijima, a little island in the Seto Inland Sea that none of the Japanese people I've told to about it have heard of. The highlights of the past week have been successful geisha hunting in Kyoto (I saw about 5, some only for a few seconds); walking through endless bright reddish-orange toriis at Fushimi Inari; my indescribable edo bath experience at Sensuijima (really, I don't know how to describe it, because I still don't know what was going on); and seeing the historic A-bomb dome in the now peaceful, vibrant city of Hiroshima. Stay tuned for elaborations!!