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Aug 25 2008
Japan has a well-earned reputation as a fashion and style trend-setter, but it’s equally well known as the source of all things weird and bizarre. What happens when the two combine?
Aug 10 2008
Anime girls are known for their big-eyed beauty; so much so that Japanese girls are now trying to snag anime-obsessed opposite sex Otaku by wearing extra-wide tinted contact lenses.
Jul 28 2008
What is it with Japan and weird drinks? From monstrous milk/beer mixtures to potions that “juice” up your bustline, here are ten of the worst when it comes to your thirst!
Jul 20 2008
Noisy, aggressive flocks of crows have become such a huge problem in Tokyo, city authorities have decided to fight flyer with flyer in a desperate effort to combat the ravenous ravens – they’ve enlisted thousands of stinging bees!
Jul 18 2008
Japanese police arrested a Hiroshima couple for allegedly selling fluorescent cell phone lanyards containing about 26 times the allowable level of the radioactive substance tritium.
Jul 17 2008
Forget “made in China”, here comes “made in Prison”! A series of stark, black & white aprons and totes emblazoned with the Hakodate Juvenile Prison logo in both Japanese and English have sold so well, inmates can’t...
Jul 16 2008
Whisper “Silky Soft Slims”, women’s sanitary pads designed by Japanese comedienne Naomi Matsushima so that “women could pass their menstrual period more happily,” come in two patterns: stars and camouflage.
Jul 14 2008
Some new technologies developed in Japan may make cleaning up the asbestos mess not only easier, but safer as well.
Jun 16 2008
Tokyo Sky Tree is expected to soar 2003 feet (610 meters) into the sky above Japan’s capitol city by late 2011, making it the nation’s tallest man-made structure.
Nov 3 2007
Yep, it’s happened again... another “celebrity” has taken it upon herself to lecture the rest of the world on what is right and what is wrong. This time it’s Hayden Panettiere, the cute cheerleader from Heroes. Maybe she’s...
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