Japanese Recycling is one of those things you need to experience before you die. It’s both amazing and annoying, and then depressing. If you’re like me (and you totally are) you probably think of Japan as a very clean country where recycling is king. I’ll let you in on something though, it’s a total farce. More »

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The Japanese have finally done it. They’re created a human looking Cylon, and it only costs $220,000. More »

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The age old question will finally be answered. Who would win in a boxing match, man or machine? The answer is surprisingly mundane. More »

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If you spend a bit of time in Japan, someone will inevitably ask you, “What is your blood type?” This will come out of the blue, during a completely non-medical conversation, and will make you feel very very awkward for not knowing. The Japanese are not asking because they want to harvest your blood for weird experiments, but because in Japan, your blood type determines your personality type. More »

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Are you an aspiring James Bond villain or evil genius? Do you happen to have money sitting around in big bags collecting dust? Well maybe you’re the right kind of person to buy an island in Japan. More »

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Awhile back I wrote about some USB gloves and how silly they sounded. After reading about some other fun filled Japanese USB gadgets, those gloves actually look quite tame. Useful even. I present to you a few very odd things you should never buy. More »

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Japan is lucky that it has the longest life expectancy in the entire world. The downside to this is that its population requires a lot of adult diapers. A lot. More »

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China has a lot of people. That’s a fact. So it makes total sense that China would be the place to have a condom fashion show to promote proper condom usage. More »

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It wouldn’t be Christmas without sharing a bit of Domo Kun love. Especially to my good friends and readers at Ningin. I present to you some very cute photos of the Christmas Domokun Collection. More »

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It wouldn’t be Christmas in Japan without KFC dressing up the old ‘Colonel’ in Santa gear. KFC Christmas in Japan is a special time filled with chicken, dinner sets and the occasional trip to the bathroom thanks to an overdose of grease. Gotta love it. More »

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Wendy’s has never had that much of a stronghold in Japan (those would be KFC and McD), but it was always fun finding one of the 71 locations scattered around Japan. Enjoying the big fries. Familiar foods. Frosties. Pure pleasure. More »

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Whether or not you blame Yoko Ono (and all of Japan) for breaking up the Beatles, you have to be a bit miffed that she put the John Lennon museum in Tokyo. It makes as much sense as getting Hello Kitty tattooed on your arm. To make matters worse the museum is closing down in October 2010, so you’d better hurry if you want to see it. More »

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Japan loves Johnny Depp. A lot. He’s their ideal western man. I think its because Japan doesn’t at all see his weird side. That being said he does do one darn fine interview on Japanese television. Though Johnny probably does get how weird Japanese TV is… More »

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I kind of detest Hello Kitty. I really want to buy up as much Hello Kitty gear as possible and burn it all to the ground. Only in doing so I would just be giving the company more money (I never understood record burnings either). The sad irony. More »

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Japanese cell phone company Softbank has been putting out some very odd commercials lately. Ones featuring western movie stars in ways you’d never expect. While at first you may think Brad Pitt is a bit crazy for doing this commercial, realize that you would probably do a whole lot more for a lot less than he is getting. More »

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One thing I’ve always hated is how lazy janitors are. They’re always cleaning, and doing ‘work’, and ‘trying to make things look better.’ Blah. Who needs that when you can have a robot that picks up trash via laser! More »

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I guess the title says it all. They’re cat gloves, that warm your hands, via the power of USB and love. More »

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Do you like music and also happen to have a very unhealthy Hello Kitty fetish? If so, then you may want to drop $90 on this worthless piece of Hello Kitty gadget crap. Oh yes, I did go there. More »

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The recent Tiger Woods media frenzy hasn’t been limited to the United States. Asian news agencies have been going crazy in their own ways telling the story of Tigers ‘misdeeds.’ More »

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Let it not be said that Koreans know their robots, and that they know how to do them all freaky like. My evidence is this picture. Though it doesn’t stop there. More »

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