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Play illegal music on cellphone and find it shut down

Word is beginning to trickle out of Japan that the country’s government and music companies are trying to get a pioneering system in place that is designed to stop unauthorized copying of music on ... continue

In Japan, groping is only acceptable at the beach

Important cultural lessons: In Japan, groping is only acceptable at the beach continue

In Japan, they don’t like to exchange goods

In Japan, asking to exchange goods is seriously bad, because they "refuse exchange with refister." continue

Doritos, Japanese style

This is what Doritos look like in Japan. No, not a fake copy, actual Doritos. WTF doesn't quite describe it. Maybe Doritos in Japan are a ball breaking experience? continue

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 advertised in Japan with boobs

As the creators of the famously buxom Dead or Alive games, we probably shouldn't be surprised at Tecmo's latest marketing effort, for PS3 action title Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2. Like the Dead or Alive series, that title ... continue

Epic Engrish toilet instructions

There's so much Engrish goodness here it's hard to know where to start. The first one though: could that be don't spray the bowl with.... continue

Man falls head over heels for ten-year-old videogame girl

The New York Times brings us the story of Tokyo resident "Nisan" (not his real name), who has finally found true love at the age of 37. Nothing unusual in that, per se; people fall in love ... continue

Japan to politicians: no Twitter for you

The Japanese Government has imposed a ban on candidates using Twitter during the lead up to a general election in August. The government deemed Twitter content to fall under the prohibited “literature and images” clause under the Public ... continue

In Japan, some dogs have eyebrows

We're not sure if the dog in this video has real eyebrows, fake eyebrows, or it's simply a fluke in terms of around the eye colorization (we think the latter), but what ever it is, this Japanese ... continue

Nomura’s jellyfish threatens Japanese fishing industry

Swarms of giant Nomura’s jellyfish are about to descend on the waters off Japan, putting the country's fishing industry at serious risk. Nomura’s jellyfish grow up to 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) in diameter and weigh up ... continue

I’ll take one for my living room please

In what is described as the second largest acrylic glass panel aquarium in the world we see everything from whale sharks to manta rays. The aquarium is called the Kuroshio Sea and is part ... continue

Big in Japan: Irony BBQ

Usually with Engrish pictures you can work out what they're trying to say. With Jumbo Cock Irony BBQ I've got no idea. continue

Killer bee on the loose in Japan

According to these images, there's a bee you have to be careful of in Japan. I wonder though if it's this bee? continue

Meet Japanese Starfish Hitler

Japan has always been legendary for its weird things, but just how weird can they get? Since you asked (or I did, but you would have), the answer is a starfish Hilter bad guy. Even for Japan, this ... continue

Uranium on the moon? More common than you think

A Japanese spacecraft has detected Uranium on the moon. The Japanese Kaguya spacecraft detected uranium with a gamma-ray spectrometer as part of a projet to map the moon's surface composition. The finding in theory could mean that ... continue

RoboGeisha – I am at a loss for words, seriously!

Uhm, this is some seriously whacked shit man. Seriously. Here we have a story of a robot geisha who fights ninjas, disabled people in wheelchairs, robot geishas, and robot geisha ninjas. Using weapons like ... continue

Bagelheads are the new Japanese horror

Okay, Japan. Uncle. UNCLE! Please stop with the freaky-freaky stuff. Via The Frisky comes this story of OMGWTF, regarding a trend that's apparently been gaining steam in Japan since the early 2000s. Because tentacle porn and everything on ... continue