This seems like a strange yet yummy idea. Pizza in the shape of an ice cream cone! Sounds very weird but looks very appetizing. More »

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From Rekuru: A frequent eater in the fun filled world of sushi? Ever come across some sushi that’s too beautiful to eat? I’d never seen such a sushi until I came across this little gem. I’d be hard pressed to eat it as well… More »

No sleep for the T-ARA maniacs here, right? First of all, a big congratulations (축하합니다!) to T-ARA for their first M Countdown! The promotions are just as nutty as ever: The Bubi Bubi CF is out and also the girls announce their official debut date in Japan, Boo ya! See more below. More »

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Square Enix has announced the official time slot for Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep in North America. It’s going to come out this summer. Just in time for summer break! More »

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From Rekuru: Mr. Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman, has now become the official face for Asahi Super Dry Beer. You can turn on the TV and see him drinking it up, or if you’re lucky, see a massive billboard of his face overlooking Tokyo. More »

For today’s Picture of the Day I will feature another video game based cake that wouldn’t be quite as easy to “stab” into like the Tonberry cake. It features the characters of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker game and was elaborately done with nice, minute details. More »

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Since 1992, Singapore has upheld a law that if you broke it, you could get caned (yeowch!). A pretty painful punishment for chewing gum but there’s a good reason for that. More »

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From Rekuru: As part of McDonalds “American burger” line up you can now buy a big old Hawaiian Burger at McDonalds in Japan. This is, of course, if you don’t want to have a shrimp burger. Seriously. Shrimp burger. More »

From Girlybubble: Hello Kitty contacts, vibrators, tattoos and now Hello Kitty Wine. It’s true, Innovation Spirits really understands me as a person and all of my needs. My needs being wine and…Hello Kitty. Innovation Spirit’s Hello Kitty wine is making its debut this week at the 2010 Nightclub & Bar Convention in Las Vegas. More »

A lab in Ahmedabad, India is working on a new medicines based off of cow urine and poo. These medicines may be able to cure the simplest things such as bad breath to the more serious problems such as cancer. That’s quite a claim. More »

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Love mecha anime? Love anime openings? Love history? If you answer yes to all of that then you will be on happy camper. Someone was able to compile mecha anime openings from 1963 to 2007 in 5 videos that are approximately 2 hours long each video. That’s about 10 hours worth of robot action! More »

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From Girlybubble: Kamaboko is a type of Japanese fish cake made from pureed white fish that can be steamed, poached, deep-fried, or even barbecued. It’s often eaten alongside with soups, noodles, salads, and a variety of other dishes. More »

I’m willing to try any foods out, no matter how strange they sound. However taco ramen sounds a bit too strange for me. Two completely different foods mixed together like this? It would have an interesting taste… More »

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This has got to be one of the coolest of geeky wedding cakes I have ever seen! It’s the infamous Tonberry from the Final Fantasy franchise. More »

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From Girlybubble: I have been collecting Kewpie dolls for a few years now, but it never occurred to me to search for them on YouTube until now. This is what I did, and the results that came up in my search were astounding and a bit bizarre. More »

From Girlybubble: There’s nothing kawaii about Pocky. Skinny, dark-chocolate covered bread sticks. Big deal. Popteen’s Decopocky on the other hand…that’s a whole different kind of Pocky. For one, it’s entirely endorsed by teen magazine Popteen and Japan’s cutest female idols. It’s also 100% customizable and you can add your own pearls, hearts, ribbons and flowers — probably the same kind professional patisserie chefs use to make fancy cakes. Hence the name, ‘Decopocky.’ More »

Carbonated milk. Sounds strange to me but I guess Coca Cola Japan doesn’t, seeing as they released a new carbonated milk product amusingly titled Moo Moo White. More »

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This has got to be one of the weirdest things I’ve heard of (and I’ve heard of plenty of weird stuff). It seems that using sausage snacks as a stylus for your iPhone is a popular trend in Korea right now. Weird… More »

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From Girlybubble: In 2001, for practical reasons, Japanese farmers from Zentsuji found a way to grow square watermelons by inserting the them into square, tempered glass cases while still growing on the vine. More »

From Girlybubble: The Japanese– they’ve done it again. Nine women in Chiba, a suburb of Tokyo, have developed a way for everyone to be able to mutate their cucumbers into heart and star shapes. How? Simple. More »