17 Photos Of Capybaras Relaxing In Japanese Hot Springs
Every winter, Japan’s Izu Shaboten Park allows the adorable rodents to soak in its open-air hot springs. 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the tradition.
Every winter, Japan’s Izu Shaboten Park allows the adorable rodents to soak in its open-air hot springs. 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the tradition.
Asia’s hottest dining experience wipes out the competition.
Caution: kitties ahead.
Japanese tech company Fujitsu is developing a dog pedometer and health tracker that beams your dog’s status straight from their collar to your smartphone.
Instead of getting your photo taken, you get a tiny doll of yourself.
Of course there’s a school for mascots in Japan. (via boingboing.net)
Photographer Fubirai has spent the last five years documenting the lives of the semi-wild cats that roam the island in Fukuoka, Japan. The cats are fed by local fishermen and wander freely through the streets, boatyards, porches, and houses of the city. Heaven.
A Japanese phone maker’s journey through every cell phone trend in history, from two-tone LCDs and big buttons to full-color touchscreens and 4G Internet. From NTT Docomo and Designboom.
A new photo series captures Japanese commuters in the most hauntingly uncomfortable positions.
As if you needed another reason to move to Japan.
Oy.
He looks like Spider-Man, but my spider senses are tingling. Something’s not quite right. (via comicsalliance.com)
Today is World Smile Day! Celebrate by installing this brilliantly aggravating device on your refrigerator. :D (via en.rocketnews24.com)
First it was ears, and now it’s tails. Next thing you know, Japanese company Neurowear is going to be designing whole faces that reveal our emotions… Oh, wait.
Not that you needed any more proof that go-go dancers in bikinis and giant mecha-women make for the ultimate dining experience.
This gigantic map of Japan was built by 5,000 people in 6 different regions using 1.8 million LEGO blocks. It was built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic building blocks being introduced into Japan.
High fives, sitting, pawing, being ridiculously cute, and not saying anything mean about his person’s taste in jeans. It’s aww-mazing!
An alarming new study shows that large numbers of butterflies are exhibiting abnormalities in the wake of the nuclear disaster in Japan. Nearly 30% of pale grass blue butterflies are exhibiting deformities such as this fellow, and more than half of their offspring are similarly mutated.
Says U.S. doesn’t have to go down that path.
Azerbaijan was accused last year of bribing boxing’s ruling amateur organization. And then this happened to Japanese boxer Satoshi Shimizu in his match against Azerbaijan’s Magomed Abdulhamidov.
FreedomWorks invited Tea Party representatives from all over the world to their conference in Texas. “We are friends.”
Could save your life in a flood. BuzzFeed. Always servicey. (via chinasmack.com)
Soviet Union vs Japan. Missile Man vs. Smoking Pegasus. Pick the winner.
If you thought some of the looks at the American VMA’s was something, you haven’t seen anything yet.
Apparently the time honored baseball ritual takes a unique turn at Koshien Stadium. Inflatable sperm balloon release anyone?
Beautiful and brave and inspiring (“beautibriring”). Maya Nakanishi, a track star who lost her leg when she was struck by a steel beam, is selling this calendar to help get her to this summer’s Paralympics in London.
Nothing in that headline is inaccurate or an exaggeration. Mao Sugiyama is a Japanese chef who recently served his/her surgically removed male genitals to five connoisseurs for about $250 a plate. WARNING: Yes, there are photos.
Just wow.
Scary awesome.
Luxurious undergarments and Japan’s predilection for useless inventions, together at last. The Triumph Lingerie company is fond of unveiling novelty bras in Japan on a yearly basis, most of which never get past the prototype phase. Here are but a few.