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 1 year 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 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

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 2 years ago

Japanese font vendor Morisawa has created a fun little Flash application. picked by bornbad 8 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 10 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

Japanese men worried about bulging bellies now have another option to cutting back on beer -- slip into a boxer brief girdle or T-shirt with tummy-control panels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Japanese brewery is planning to produce the world's first "space beer" using barley once stored at the International Space Station. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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

A Beijing restaurant serves painstakingly decorated gourmet dishes for the fearless. They're supposed to increase male potency, but women should try a bite, too: Eating penis is good for the skin, apparently. picked by kissmenow 2 years ago

In a bad case of It seemed like a good idea at the time syndrome, a Japanese customs officer decided that the way to test their sniffer dogs was to hide a bag of cannabis in a random passenger's luggage. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

“Be seated in the free coffin of your choice”, this is how visitors are being greeted in this new coffin-shaped restaurant in Lviv, Ukraine. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Insane dancing! Once again I'm amazed by Japanese TV. picked by cactushair 2 years 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 5 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 6 months ago

Ithaa, the world's first and only fully underwater restaurant. Conrad Hotel, Maldives. Breathtaking. picked by xdvx 11 months ago