The latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.

Good set of pics here. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A group of 72 scuba divers have ironed their way to a Guinness World Record for the most people ironing underwater at the same time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Ironing done in crazy places picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

I'm as big a baseball fan as anywife, but trying to follow this video just makes my head hurt. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

An entire blog about trying tasting and commenting on some of the Japanese sweets.
(oh.... toasted maffy, I must try!) picked by AtlantaDelta 2 years ago

Carrying on the time honoured tradition of Mothra, he Japanese have, it would seem, developed a penchant for putting enormous insects in a box to see which will win in a fight.

Taken from Japanese Bug Fights picked by juaner899 2 years ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

For those who just can't get enough of US president-elect Barack Obama, a Japanese mask-maker is giving thousands of people the chance to be his spitting image. Ogawa Rubber Inc., Japan's top rubber mask studio, is moving into high gear and is manufacturing more than 300 masks of the next US president each day ahead of his inauguration on January 20. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

These skills are not rocket science, but they are NOT something you’re going to figure out on your first flight while you’re drifting toward the high tension lines and imminent crispy-critterhood! Fly safely! picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

"Few weeks ago Japan Police started to take random drug tests to foreigners on the streets of Shibuya and Roppongi. Basically from what report on several online sources 99.9% of tests are done to foreigners not Japanese people." picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey have discovered an Iron Age chiseled stone slab that provides the first written evidence in the region that people believed the soul was separate from the body. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Over the coming months, thousands of dolphins - some only a few days old - will be hacked to death.
The dolphin meat is so toxic because the seas around Japan have become a soup of industrial wastes. These poisons become concentrated in fish, which the dolphins then eat. And when the Japanese eat the dolphins, they progressively poison themselves. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Japanese scientists have developed a new technique allowing them to take high-resolution images of the nerves in a patient's limbs for the first time. picked by kakana 4 months ago

PEEP will be using the marshmallow whale Peeps as decoys, hopefully tricking Japanese whalers into harpooning those instead of cute and cuddly whales. If successful, PEEP will look into other decoy opportunities. Baby seal Peeps are under strong consideration, especially with Canada’s seal hunt underway. PEEP stands for People for Everything and Everyone on the Planet; it is a joint effort ... read full post picked by amabaie 8 months ago

Manga diary of the Japanese WWII prisoner in the USSR. Interestingly, descriptions in languages other than English are a lot more detailed. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

Just what it says, 10 Strangest Japanese Toys.

Kinda NSFW picked by kakana 4 months ago

What is it with Japan and weird drinks?

Our list comprises the bad, the even more bad and the downright ugly of Japanese Soft Drinks. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

Seems to have been made by the same Japanese artist (takena) as this one that was posted recently.

there are more videos by this guy here.
picked by mewhitenoise 1 year ago

Passengers complaining about delays should spare a thought for a Japanese tourist who has spent almost three months in the Mexico City airport. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Clip of a Japanese television show where the object is to stack as many nummy treats on your pet as possible without the stack falling OR being eaten.
Cute, funny, AND Japanese... the trifecta! picked by RowanGrey 2 years ago