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Watch Two Japanese Women Fry Shrimp With a "Cooking Detonation" Cannon

Jay Hathaway · 12/01/14 04:25PM

This may not be the most efficient method of preparing shrimp, but it's definitely the most explodey. The double-barrel "cooking detonation velocity" cannon propels prawns through jets of egg, flour, flame, and heavy metal music to land fully cooked on a plate.

Famous Feline Hello Kitty Isn't Actually a Cat

Gabrielle Bluestone · 08/27/14 05:43PM

Hot news out of Japan: Hello Kitty—a stuffed animal that looks like a cat, talks like a cat, and is named after a cat—actually isn't a cat at all.

Cristiano Ronaldo Got Paid to Pretend He Puts This Device in His Mouth

Jay Hathaway · 08/06/14 12:40PM

Portuguese football stud Cristiano Ronaldo was recently convinced, either by a lot of money or some sort of solemn blood debt, to endorse a Japanese product called the Facial Fitness PAO, a workout device for your face. As you can see in this commercial, a PAO session involves cramming a bite-plate with wings into your mouth and bobbing your head like you're fellating the Golden Snitch.

Jay Hathaway · 07/31/14 10:21AM

Twenty-nine sumo wrestlers from the Hakkaku Stable squeeze into a "tiny propeller plane" on their way to a training camp earlier this week. "It was packed tightly," the official Hakkuku Twitter account understated. [Photo: @hakkakubeya via Telegraph]

Japanese Student Arrested for Killing and Dismembering Her Classmate

Aleksander Chan · 07/28/14 06:41PM

A 16-year-old student in Nagasaki was arrested by police after the dismembered body of her classmate was discovered in her apartment. The student allegedly confessed to police that she sawed off 15-year-old Aiwa Matsuo's head and hand after beating her with a hammer and strangling her with rope. Police are currently investigating a possible connection between Matsuo's murder and a series of incriminating posts on popular Japanese forum 2Channel.

Japanese Artist Arrested for 3-D Printing Her Vagina Selfie

Allie Jones · 07/16/14 08:29AM

Japanese artist Rokudenashiko was arrested after turning her vagina selfie into a 3-D printed "pussy boat" and sending the scans to her supporters from a crowdfunding campaign. Police said that sending the scans (which could be used to 3-D print more vagina selfies) breaks Japan's obscenity laws.

Fancy-Ass Japanese Grapes Sell for $5,400

Aleksander Chan · 07/06/14 09:37PM

A wedding hall operator in Japan forked over $5,400 for a bunch of 30 Ruby Roman grapes, which are apparently the most expensive grapes in the world. These grapes, the wedding hall says, will be served to couples who have their weddings at the venue in Kanazawa. It is unclear if couples would be allowed to eat the grapes of if they will just be permitted to look at them.

Japanese Politician Becomes Crying Mess at Press Conference

Aleksander Chan · 07/03/14 06:30PM

Ryutaro Nonomura, an assemblyman for Hyogo Prefecture, burst into tears after a reporter questioned his use of public funds to pay for frequent trips to an area hot spring. He told reporters, in between breaths as he continued to weep hysterically, "I'm putting my life on the line!"