Japanese scientists will have bred a new "super-tuna" within a decade that will be stronger, more resistant to disease and taste better than the bluefin presently in the oceans. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

No, not made in Japan. Made of Japan, or at least made of Japanese blogs. The site taps into 150 blogs each hour, analyzes the colors and brings them together to make a shoe. What you can do then is to click on any of the elements of the shoe and see what it is and which blog it comes from.

Could be nsfw, you never know... picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Wondering if your dog or cat is stressed? Just stick a special patch on the bottom of its paw and you'll be able to tell, according to a Japanese company. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Researchers have known for years that psychological trauma that results in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression can change how a person responds to stress. Now, Cornell researchers report that rapes, sudden deaths of loved ones, life-threatening accidents and other such traumas may result in long-term changes even if the survivor doesn't develop a clinical disorder. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The Japanese are probably the best when it comes to creating cute characters.Here is a collection of simple but fun little puzzle games made in Japan - of course, if you willing to kill a few hours! picked by wookiee 2 years ago

Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease. picked by karenben 1 year ago

Wasabi, or Japanese Horseradish, has a particularly pungent taste and scent. Now researchers in Japan are using Wasabi's overpowering odor in a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through scent instead of sound. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

A recent research has confirmed that eating pistachios may trim down the body's response to the stress of everyday life. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Out of 30 tuna fish sandwiches bound for the trash, a Whole Foods employee set aside one for himself, to be eaten at the end of his shift. A supervisor noticed the sandwich sitting on the deli counter and demanded to know why it wasn't on its way to a landfill. After he explained that he intended to eat it, the supervisor threw it out, and the employee was fired two days later. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Psst! Love your tuna sashimi? Well, eat up because they may not be around much longer. The World Wildlife Fund has a dire report saying that unless current fishing practices are changed, tunas will be wiped out by 2012 picked by bingo 7 months ago

Though spending has decreased due to the current economic crisis, some things, such as the Giant Bluefin Tuna, remain marketable. On February 6th, a tuna sold for $173,688.73 dollars at the largest wholesale fish market
in Tokyo. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Engineers in Japan have created a noodle bowl so small it can only be seen through a microscope. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The fad for unusual, ultra-small dogs - possibly child substitutes as the birth rate in Japan falls - has a price in sickly, deformed puppies. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

"Is the taxi on its way?"

Great way to get abs AND learn English. Awesome byproduct of Japanese efficiency. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Dars chocolate, a premium Japanese bar, now features a temperature sensing sticker that indicates when "high quality mouth meltiness" has been achieved. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Anybody with a set of XY chromosomes dreams of ditching everything after high school or college, and taking an RV with some buddies to travel around the country in a massive road trip adventure. Few follow through on this dream of dreams, but these guys from Japan decided to build a two story, fully outfitted, transforming masterpiece of travel to do just that. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

These three girls are the first official ambassadors of cute for Japan. In an effort to compete with China and other world super powers, Japan has decided to exploit their status as one of (if not the) cutest countries in the world.

Do you really think cute ambassadors will help Japan compete in a world market? picked by bingo 8 months ago

Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called "Gunkanjima" that is hardly known even to the Japanese. More in this photographic series can be found here. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Long ago, antimatter all but vanished from existence, allowing matter to predominate and form the stars and planets of the universe. Exactly why this happened has been a mystery, but a particle accelerator in Japan may have found a new clue, and one that does not seem to fit the standard model of particle physics. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

If you grow old in Japan, expect to be served food by a robot, ride a voice-recognition wheelchair or even possibly hire a nurse in a robotic suit - all examples of cutting-edge technology to care for the country's rapidly greying population. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago