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Bacon Japan: Burger King Japan Practically Giving Bacon Away for Money
Neetzan Zimmerman · 04/17/12 01:50PMJapan Loves Pizza So Much
Hamilton Nolan · 04/03/12 09:09AMGood Luck Taking Your Eyes Off These Incredible Before-and-After Photos of Japan
Max Read · 02/23/12 05:23PMThe Atlantic has an amazing collection of exact before-and-after photos documenting the reconstruction of Japan in the wake of last year's quake that should, if we're calculating this right, occupy exactly enough time for you to make it to the end of the work day. [The Atlantic, image via Getty/AFP/Atlantic]
Japanese Fart Scrolls Are the Best Scrolls
Max Read · 02/20/12 02:18PMMortified Japanese Department Store Cleans Up 'Fuckin Sale'
Adrian Chen · 01/12/12 10:47AMJapanese Department Store May Want to Look Up the Word 'Fucking'
Adrian Chen · 01/09/12 10:50AMiPhone Photography for Perverts
Ryan Tate · 01/03/12 06:27PMRight Wing Honors Pearl Harbor by Whining About Sasha and Malia's School Lunch
Max Read · 12/07/11 11:05AMThe Calorie-Burning Underwear of Japan
Maureen O'Connor · 11/14/11 02:22PMToday's entry in the mesmerizing Asian infomercial arms race: Calorie Shaper, a special Japanese underwear built with a "honeycomb spring" that supposedly helps the wearer burn calories while performing everyday tasks, like walking to the bus stop and performing choreographed dance routines in the office.
Artists Catch Rats and Turn Them Into Stuffed Pikachus
Lauri Apple · 10/26/11 08:53AMThe Poop-Powered Toilet Bike of Japan
Maureen O'Connor · 10/06/11 04:05PMJapanese Quake Survivors Have Returned $78 Million in Lost Cash
Seth Abramovitch · 08/18/11 01:53AMLady Gaga Shows Off Her Panda Look on Japanese TV
Matt Cherette · 06/28/11 10:05PMIs Lady Gaga Stealing Charity Money?
Maureen O'Connor · 06/27/11 10:28AMIs Lady Gaga stealing money designated for charity, from her website's sales of $5 "Pray for Japan" wristbands? A law firm called 1-800-LAW-FIRM says she is. According to its website, 1-800-LAW-FIRM is "America's most trusted legal network," so who am I to argue with their "Shady Gaga" campaign? [Image via Getty]
Japan's Newest Pop Star Revealed to Be Computer-Generated Fake
Adrian Chen · 06/23/11 10:16AMMutant Bunny from Fukushima Freaks Everyone Out, Adorably
Maureen O'Connor · 06/09/11 11:56AMVideo of a mutant bunny born near Japan's quake-ravaged Fukushima power plant has gone viral. The bunny, which was born without ears, might be evidence of radioactive contamination, which may someday render the entire population of Japan microtic-anotic! Unless, of course, it's just a random birth defect. Every credible scientist in the world is leaning strongly toward the latter. Crazy people, however, are leaning toward the former, so the mutant bunny will probably be on the evening news tonight.
Mind Reading Cat Ears Promise Endless Embarrassment
Ryan Tate · 05/10/11 04:55PMSony's Really Sorry About That PlayStation Hacker Hock
Lauri Apple · 05/01/11 04:00PMNuclear Crisis Should Be Over in Nine Months
Max Read · 04/17/11 03:31PMDon't worry, folks! The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant should be "over by the end of the year," according to a timeline from plant operator Tepco. "Over," in this case, means that the reactors will be cooled. (Radiation leaks will be "reduced" in three months.) Once "cold shutdown" is achieved, the reactors will be entombed in concrete and contaminated soil will be cleaned up; right now, Tepco is taking readings at the damaged plant through the use of remote-controlled robots. [BBC]