A new restaurant in Nuremberg may be the first sit-down restaurant in the world that doesn't have waiters. They've been replaced with a fully automated ordering and table service system. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Most monkeys are happy swinging in the trees of tropical jungles but from the look on the face of this one there is nothing like indulging in a hot bath after a long day. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A Swiss gastronomist has stirred a controversy in the tranquil Alpine republic after announcing that he will serve meals cooked with human breast milk. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Restaurant critic Caroline Workman wrote a review of the Goodfellas pizza restaurant on Kennedy Way in west Belfast that was less than glowing.

After the review was published in The Irish Times in 2000, restaurant owner Ciarnan Converey sued for defamation and was awarded £25,000. The Irish Times appealed, and today the award was overturned. picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Seven diners in northern Japan fell ill and three remained hospitalized Tuesday after eating blowfish testicles prepared in a restaurant not authorized to serve the poisonous delicacy. picked by Bornbad 10 months 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

Japan's vibrant, fast-moving culture delivers daily doses of the weird, wild and wonderful! Take, for example, theme cafes. First popularized by nerdy "otaku" geeks and then embraced by the public at large, the theme cafe phenomenon shows no sign of running out of steam. Just the opposite - it seems new theme cafes pop up every week, each one seeking to be just a little weirder than what... read full post picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Japanese font vendor Morisawa has created a fun little Flash application. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Two Detroit-area men face larceny and trespassing charges after authorities say they tried to steal used restaurant grease.

*wasn't this a Simpsons episode?* picked by kakana 8 months ago

Poor old OJ decided not to sue the restaurant owner who threw him out last week. The lawyer originally said it was "about race" and "they screwed the wrong guy". Well I guess not after all! picked by Moe 3 years ago

This is the funniest tetris game ever... Trust the Japanese to think of something like this... picked by Ankabout 2 years ago

A Japanese participant in the unusual sport of extreme ironing, in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron clothing, has succeeded in an extreme ironing attempt on the top of Mount Fuji. picked by AutumnLotus 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

"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

An underage girl who was raped last fall at a Twin Falls restaurant she worked is suing the business for damages. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Totally bizarre restaurant themed as a hospital.

Enjoy all the atmosphere of your local ER as you dine out picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Remember those coin-operated “claw” games in the 80’s, where you could snag some fuzzy dice if you moved the robot hand with enough skill?

Well the Japanese arcades have a weirder, more sophisticated version. Having long moved on from useless stuffed animal prizes, the clientele are hungry for something more interesting and substantial…like a delicious live lobster! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Japanese company, Haruyama Trading Co., has developed a suit that it claims protects the wearer from the deadly H1N1 strain of influenza.

<<not the suit picked by nateebiinature 2 months 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

These heartbreaking photos of a mother whale and her calf being dragged to their death by Japanese whalers have been released by the Australian government and greeted with fury by the public. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago