If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. picked by punthe 1 year ago

I, too, have fallen asleep on the train maybe once or twice. But some of these people will lie down just about anywhere. These pictures are pretty funny. Well, except for that last one. That's just nasty. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Faced with a prison population aging as rapidly as the rest of the country, Japan is to build new jails with disabled access, including elevators, slopes for wheelchairs and grab-bars in toilets and baths. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Japan's beloved cartoon robo-cat Doraemon took on a new role Wednesday as a charm ambassador in a bid to promote the nation's culture and win the hearts of future world leaders. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Police were trying to determine Tuesday whether they were the victim of a hoax after the body they thought they found at a seaside resort was actually a life-sized doll. picked by CINDERBLOCK 1 year ago

Japan has painted a number of their trains with some really amazing anime art, including Pikachu, Doraemon and Anpanma among others. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Love those inventions from Japan picked by bunnysutra 2 years ago

Japan's famed cherry trees have carried the hearts of a nation for centuries but they will soon enjoy another honour -- their seeds being blasted into outer space. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Japanese teacher who threw a chair at his students was named "super teacher" by the local board of education. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

For the second week running, the PSP has outsold the Wii, with a rise in demand of almost 57,000 units to 218,234. picked by punthe 2 years ago

We’ve seen plenty of interesting vending machines all over Japan, even for outright marketing, though the recent Smart Vendor in Shibuya Station might just take the creativity award home. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Bloodsucking Yamabiru, or mountain leeches, usually live deep in the mountains, far away from the tasty flesh of humans. But now they are increasingly invading residential areas across Japan, forcing bloodstained citizens to retreat. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

It's made of icebergs in Japan, it's blue and it's beer, apparently.

And it says "draft" on the bottle... picked by pocksucket 4 months ago

These two daikon radishes were discovered growing next to each other in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. Possibly NSFW... Not Safe For Wok picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Happy tourists visiting the wildlife park in Japan might have thought they were treating the monkeys.

But they have left many of them so overweight they can hardly get around. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Rare pictures of German prisoners of war from World War I showing the Japanese how to produce sausages have been discovered. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Japanese scientists said Thursday they had successfully cloned the ancestral bull of a luxurious brand of beef, possibly opening the way to distribute cloned beef. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

What is it with the Japanese and their weird obsessions and products?

No one does weird toys like Japan does weird toys… from presidential action figures to toilet training tigers, we’ve found the strangest and most bizarre Japanese toys ever picked by bingo 5 months ago

North America will soon follow. picked by punthe 2 years ago