Terrifying Talking Robot Can Mimic Human Speech

The Sawada Group at Kagawa University apparently wants to freak us out as they've developed a large robot mouth that can mimic human speech. Led by Professor Sawada, the mouth and tongue of th…

New Fad in Japan Promises to Make Your Teeth Look Worse

Most people fly to Japan for medical and cosmetic procedures that might otherwise bankrupt you in the States. But people in Japan apparently stay in their country and pay to look worse. In Japa…

Japanese Artist Sculpts Unique Creations out of Bananas

If you want to make it as an artist, apparently the thing to do is make sculptures out of fruit. Enter Japanese artist Keisuke Yamada, an artist who sculpts a variety of things out of bananas, usi…

Cat Ears Are Essential for Emotional Expression

Once again, Japan has paved the way for new technology that is both innovative, unique, and obscure. Neurowear has finally been successful in developing a new product that combines two of the most …

Bike That Runs on Feces Unveiled in Japan

Recently it was announced that a scientist had created a way to turn human feces into edible “meat.” Always on the cusp of great the next big thing, Japanese toilet maker “TOTO” has created th…

Body Modification Trend in Japan Leads to “Bagelheads”

A recent trend in body modification is implanting objects, such as magnets, in the skin. Why is beyond me, but apparently something small and barely noticeable isn’t good enough for some Japanese in…

Toy Robot Prepares For Ironman Triathlon

The challenge of Hawaii’s grueling Ironman Triathion course is a formidable goal for anyone, but for a tiny Japanese robot known as Evolta, it would seem to be an impossible task. But Evolta …

Instant Noodle Museum Opens in Japan to Much Fanfare

The Japanese love their noodles, so it's no surprise that they opened a museum to show this. The museum, opened by Nissin Foods and located in Yokohama, Japan, celebrates 40 years of the popular fo…

Vampire Teeth In Japan: Bela Lugosi Lives

No doubt the ghost of Bela Lugosi would smile at the current trend in dentistry happening almost every day at the Dental Salon Plaisir in Tokyo’s ritzy Ginza district. “Yaeba” (double tooth) …

Reinvented Japanese Arcades: Bring Your Own Games

Retro game bars have slowly seeped into Japanese popular culture during the last decade. The concept of playing on the game consoles until you get so drunk that you fall down on your face has a…

Japanese Nurse Rips Nails Out of Elderly Patients’ Hands and Feet

When people are stressed at work, they go for a walk, or smoke a cigarette. In the case of one Japanese nurse, you pull out the fingernails of an elderly patient with dementia. This isn't as w…

Sushi Restaurant in Japan Offers Gigantic Sushi Rolls

A sushi restaurant in Aichi prefecture in Japan has made a name for itself offering over-sized sushi rolls. And they're freakin' huge. [dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xko8m1_huge-sush…

The Mommy Tummy: Men Experience Pregnancy

Designed for men at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology (KAIT) in Atsugi, Japan, the Mommy Tummy is the ultimate teacher of how it feels to be pregnant and carry a baby. All the discomforts of p…

iPhone 4 Case Lends a Hand

A Japanese company, Dokkiri, has created an iPhone case that literally comes in hand and is called the Hand iPhone Case. The standard case has a silicone human hand attached to the back.  Apparent…