Kani Goalkeeper is a movie about a crab who serves...  ...complete oddity. It's one of multiple films in a Japanese film genre that may be called "sea life sport mov...

There's a cafeteria at the Abashirishi Prison Muse...  ...eria at the Abashirishi Prison Museum in northern Japan . There you can eat just like a convict. Rocket Ne...  ...not wanting in flavor, with the sweetness of the Japanese radish complementing the rice and the aroma of th...  ...e mackerel on offer here i...

What happens when the older Ganguro Harajuku style...  ...oks like Jersey Shore and Nicki Minaj? The newest Japanese fashion trend, of course, which is known as gal....

There's a colorful train that carries visitors to...  ...carries visitors to the Asahiyama Zoo in northern Japan . It's designed to amuse and excite kids. Among it...

The anime fight scene photo meme...  ...e photo meme is SO last month. The new hotness in Japan 's anime-based photo meme is pretending...

A sushi chain in southern Japan called Uokura sells vanilla and green tea ice cre...  ...ng to Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft, is unusual even in Japan . You can view more photos at the link.Link

What a fine looking tomato! Hiro, a hairstylist in...  ...ine looking tomato! Hiro, a hairstylist in Osaka, Japan , rendered this amazing haircut. It's one of many...  ...It's one of many strange and lovely haircuts from Japan

The classical Japanese geisha of the Meiji period are said to have been...

From kissing machines to augmented reality sweethe...  ...issing machines to augmented reality sweethearts, Japan leads the way in simulated relationships. That na...

Tsingtao circa 1911 (Image source: Zenodot Verlags...  ...an. In August, the British -and their allies, the Japanese - attacked Tsingtao, and by November they had take...  ...November they had taken it from the Germans. The Japanese captured about 4,000 German prisoners in Tsingtao...  ...in Tsingtao and transpo...