Father Lets Infant Starve to Death, Raises Cat Instead

A 2 year 10 month old Japanese baby has starved to death because the his father was more concerned with raising the cat. Police stated that the starved baby must have gone into survival mode, eatin…

Failed Tokyo Love Hotel Transformed into Hip Apartment Complex

Unbolt the ceiling mirrors and throw out the vibrating beds. A Tokyo-based property manager is successfully transforming failed love hotels into stylish studio apartment complexes. "We are open…

Dental Breakthrough: Mouse Stem Cells Grow Teeth

The wonders of stem cell research seems to know no bounds as a group of scientists in Japan have created entire teeth units complete with connective fibers and bones via the stem cells of mice. The fi…

Snail Migration: A Trail of Digestion and Excretion

The migration of snails over great bodies of land has been somewhat of a mystery until fairly recently when one Japanese observer saw a bird release a moving snail within its droppings. This od…

Japanese Theme Park Opens World’s Steepest Roller Coaster

Someone created a roller coaster designed to do two things: give a heightened state of euphoria, followed by a quick, painless death. It's the suicide coaster. The Takabisha in Japan is not that coast…

10 Year Old is Youngest Sake Master Ever

When you think of a master brewer or a sommelier the first image that pops into your head almost instinctively would be of someone over the age of 21. Well, that’s not the case in Japan as Akane Ni…

Sumo’s Return Prompts Strict “No Golf” Rule in Japan

Not even sumo wrestling is free from controversy. A few years back, a number of sumo wrestlers and trainers - 25 in all - were fired over accusations of match-fixing and other charges, such as gamblin…

You’re No Longer Forever Alone with the Sense-Roid

Those "Forever Alone" types might not be anymore thanks to a new Japanese-created device that hugs you back. It's called the Sense-Roid, and it's essentially a virtual hug in the form of a mannequi…

Love Hotel in Japan Modeled After ‘Jurassic Park’

Themed hotels really aren't anything new, so to call a "Jurassic Park"-themed hotel - in Japan of all places - weird is a bit of a stret...wait, what's that? It's a sex hotel? Ok, that's pretty weird.…

Japanese Man Collects Spit from Young Girls, Gets Arrested

This is one of those stories that's so utterly bizarre you almost can't believe it's real. Then you realize it's from Japan and you think, "Oh, ok." In Tokyo, a 55-year old man was arrested for ask…

Meat Made from Poop Hits Japan

Remember that scene in "Demolition Man" where Sylvester Stalone's character eats a rat burger and likes it? Thinks he'd feel the same way if he ate human excrement in the form of a burger? A te…

Fashionable “Cat Ears” from Japan Responds to Brain Waves

The Japanese are responsible for a lot of bizarre innovations. One such example is the "pee and poop audio masker," which helps to mask the sound of your daily constitutionals. Now they've moved to ha…

Japan’s Railway Stationmasters: An Innovative Menagerie

It all began back in 2006 when some Japanese railway lines, in order to cu back on expenses, changed from being manned to unmanned. Railway officials selected local business owners to serve as honorar…

Banana Tribute To England’s Royal Couple

Perhaps illustrating more than ever that old connection with bananas and insanity comes this unusual tribute to England’s newest royal pair. Japanese artist, Keisuke Yamada, has a particular …