There's a peculiar trend afoot that bucks the mach...  ...r trend afoot that bucks the macho man culture in Japan : young men who are heterosexuals but say they are...  ...inny jeans. These young men are becoming known as Japan 's "herbivores" — from the Japanese...

Remember the digital pet game Tamagotchi? Well, Japan now has the next step in virtual relationship, a...  ...Love Plus. The wedding took place during a Make: Japan meet-up held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology...

Mark Setteducati and Ken Knowlton have invented a...  ...nowlton have invented a unique puzzle marketed in Japan as "Jingazo." The puzzle includes 300 j...  ...urrently, The Jingazo Puzzle is only available in Japan

Are you fat? Be thankful that you're in the United...  ...that you're in the United States. If you were in Japan , you'd be breaking the law:In Japan , being thin isn’t just the price you pay fo...  ...or social acceptance. It’s the law. [...]In Japan , already the s...

Photo: Design Boom In 1979, Japan built its first capsule hotel -- an inn with room...

[caption id="attachment_27338" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Photo: T. Enami"][/caption] Pink Tentacle has an awesome collection of gifs culled from Okinawa Soba's Flickr set- called the mother lode of onli...

Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara was stationed in Lithuan...  ...oned by the Soviets and fired from his job by the Japanese

YouTube Link With the aid of onboard, fast-moving cameras, "Mr. Tomorrow" will most likely beat me in a game of volleyball.  Created by the mad scientists at Toshiba. via UniqueDaily...

Here's a nifty little gadget sure to get you some attention, should you dare to try it on. Here's a nifty little gadget sure to get you some attention, should you dare to try it on....

[YouTube - Link] Ah, the beauty of slow motio...  ...h, the beauty of slow motion video...with a crazy Japanese twist. I ended grinning like a fool by the end o...