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

A Japanese skit of some very strange Tetris games picked by PumpkinSeeds 2 years ago

A Japanese fan club for wasps has added the insects to rice crackers, saying the result adds a waspish scent to the traditional fare. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Japanese law lecturer who bared her bottom to a judge will apply for bail pending an appeal against her recent convictions for threatening to kill court officials. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A Japanese man who privately enjoyed wearing girls' underwear was arrested after his excitement went too far and he decorated his neighbourhood with the undergarments. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Beautiful Japanese watercolors picked by rest 2 years ago

This clip from "Hausu" is, by far, the weirdest bit of Japanese horror movie I have ever seen.

I want to see the whole movie.

The theme pic doesn't do the insanity of this movie justice. picked by DaftGretel 2 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

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

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

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

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 1 year ago

Japanese Talent Show, like the Gong Show, but with no Gong. It does have a trap door above razor sharp spikes though.
( ok, maybe there's no spikes ) picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

A survey has found young Japanese women talk to their computers, give them names, and decorating them with toys. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A team of Japanese climbers claimed they have found the footprints of the legendary abominable snowman in the folds of the eastern Himalayas in Nepal. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year 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 1 year 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

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

A Japanese restaurant has changed the face of customer service by employing two monkeys to help with the table service. Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Japanese girls born last year can expect to live to an average age of 85.8 years, making them the longest-lived in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago