Chindogu: Weird and Useless Japanese Inventions

Ever come across an utterly bizarre invention and snapped your fingers looking for the right word to describe the oddity? Have no fear, an enterprising Japanese gentlemen called Kenji Kawakami has coi…

Japanese Chef Rolls Out an Obama Sushi Platter

Anything is possible, even with dull old sushi. At least that seems to be the mindset of Japanese sushi chef Ken Kawasumi, who has created an Obama dish consisting of Obama sushi rolls, the American f…

Japan’s Kobe Beef: Is It Too Expensive To Eat?

Wagyu is the name given to Japanese cattle that are known to produce the best beef in the world, which is known as Kobe beef. The word derivation is simple; wa means Japan and gyu means cow. This s…

Battle Underwear for Your Inner Samurai

Hoping to neutralize tense situations by imagining folks in their underwear? That mean feat will be rendered useless with the brand new samurai underwear released by an innovative Japanese company cal…

Japan’s Big Brother Vending Machines Fail to Impress

No other country has faced this number of embarrassing hiccups like Japan has in the fight against delinquents. From hackable face-recognition software to vending machines fitted with CCTV cameras, al…

Japan Boasts Largest Population of Centenarians

Want to live to be 100 years old? Move to Japan. And make sure you're a woman. At least that's what a government survey says. According to the Health and Welfare Ministry, approximately 40,000 …

Japanese Men Want Video Game Love

Out of 520-something men polled in Japan, approximately 100 were interested in pursuing love with a character in a video game. Conducted by video game company Konami, the poll also revealed tha…

Respect Your Elders – Especially The Ripped Ones

When it comes to the question of how we treat our elders, there are different ideas and attitudes to be found all over the world. Some cultures – like the Japanese, for instance – emphasize the im…

Gundam Wedding: One Giant, Special Event

The recent wedding held at Shiokaze Park at the base of the 18-meter (59-foot) tall, life-like statue of the 1/1 Gundam RX78 Robot was a spectacular event honoring both the nuptials of the lucky coupl…

Akasaka Let’s You Eat With Ninjas

Those brazen, mysterious and unorthodox mercenary agents of feudal Japan date as far back as the 14th century and have long captivated the popular imagination both in Japan and the rest of the world. …

Japanese Rice Farmers Create Giant Paddy Art

A small farming community in Inakadate, Japan, has devised a unique tourist attraction as the ultimate makeover for their area – rice murals. The villagers have been creating impressive imagery b…

Giant Japanese Jellyfish Turned into Candy

Recently, Weird Asia News reported on the imminent invasion of Japan by legions of humongous jellyfish. The 6-foot-wide, 440-pound monsters known as echizen kurage threaten to devastate fisheries and …

UFO Abductee Claims Tom Cruise was Best Mate

A new public figure is all set to take over Belusconi's title as the leader with the most outrageous remarks. The figure in question is Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Japan's newly elected Prime Minister…

Robot Helps Aging Japanese Stay in Shape

It looks like the Wii Fit has some new competition in the form of a little robot designed to whip the aging Japanese population into shape. General Robotix, in conjunction with the National Ins…