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more about #japan more comments → maven2k: Okay, that's the worst "job" I've ever seen! more » fuchikoma: ...and as a follow up, we have another wrestler fighting his opponent... an egg timer! Woah! Look at them go! Amazing suplex by the egg timer! And it ... more » CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: I made it to :52 seconds before stopping the video. Do I get something for that? Besides self respect? more » Segador: Other than one participant being a robot, this looks like pretty much every WWE match ever. more » Deckard: The robot would have just kicked him in the nuts, but its targeting system failed to acquire. more » CaseyG: Maru's Law: The size of a robot that can be built cheaply doubles every 18 months. more » Stndsh0: Hulk Hogan would kill Mr. I-Don't-Have-Much-To-Constrict just by looking at him. Judging by this video anyways. He could probably do it with mind bul... more » GitEmSteveDave_IsNotLarryGaga: He went down like a Benny in a New Jersey Shore bar! more » Kaiser-Machead: This is the most disappointing robot v man boxing match ever. Now, if the robot leapt and clung to the guy's chest and exploded, that would've been aw... more » Pessimippopotamus: WTF!?!?!? more » -
#robots
World's First Robot vs. Human Pro Wrestling Match Ends in KO
In one corner, we've got a spry, three-foot-tall robot, prone to floating like a butterfly and doing its damnedest to sting like a bee; in the other, a medium-sized Japanese pro wrestler in shiny silver short shorts. WHO WILL WIN?! More » -
#japan
Japan's Subway Etiquette Posters Warn of Drunkeness, Cuddling and Crying Women
Since 2008, Japan's subways have kindly asked that you do certain things at home, the beach or in your yard—anywhere but the train. But without reading the text, these images leave a lot of room for my misinterpretation... More »
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#crime
Chinese Woman Fools Scanners By Surgically Switching Her Fingerprints
Unfortunately for Lin Ring, her $14,600 surgical fingerprint switching procedure was able to fool the scanners, but could not prevent immigration officials from noticing the scars on her fingers. More » -
#engineporn
The World's Biggest Crankshaft
This is the crank for the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine designed primarily for large container ships. Producing over 100,000 HP, it's the most powerful and efficient diesel engine in the world today. [Jalopnik] -
#japan
Augmented Reality...Wait For It...Vending Machines!
America is so lame. When you buy a soft drink from a vending machine here, and all you get is diabetes. In Japan, however, you get the whole augmented reality experience. More » -
#infographic
Whatever You Do This Christmas, Don't Buy a Japanese Child a Console
PS3? Wii? Xbox 360? If you were to buy any of these systems for a Japanese child this Christmas, they'd be sorely disappointed. Game consoles are the LAST thing on their list—literally. So what do they want? More » -
#microwaves
YouTube Microwave Makes Cooking Hot Pockets More Entertaining
The Castoven is a microwave with an LCD screen in the door. It automatically plays a video as long as the cooking time you specify. Because god knows you can't go two goddamned minutes without being entertained. [Castoven via CrunchGear] -
#cosplay
Dress As This Final Fantasy XIII Lady For $100
The Japanese internet has assembled the costume for character Serah from the goods at low priced, budget-priced Japanese retailer [Kotaku] -
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#giftguide
Japan Gadget Gifts for the Geek Who Wishes He Was Lost in Translation
Japan is a land of gadgets that are both marvelous and mystifying. If you can't go to the home of weird gadgets, why not bring some of the weird gadgets home to you? Here is a list of Japanese gadget gifts that will give you culture shock worse than Bill Murray in a Tokyo karaoke bar. More »
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#japan
Website With 30 Videos of Japanese Girls Apologizing, Or CD With 600 Girls Saying "I Love You"?
Are you looking for something "different" in your life? Watching Japanese girls apologize or say "I love you" turn you on? Simultaneously? Then you're strange, but hey, there is something that caters just to your tastes. More » -
#camcorders
Three New JVC Everio Camcorders, Still Remember What They Are, Flash Camcorder Users?
I've always been fond of JVC Everio camcorders, but with the latest round of pocketcams grabbing attention for far too long, it's about time we reverted back to a model with a decent sensor. More » -
#bandai
Bandai's Mugen Tokoroten Repeats Niche Pleasure of Squeezing Sea Algae
Popping bubblewrap, or opening beer cans just not your obsessive compulsive cup of tea? Here's another toy for Bandai's Mugen range: the Mugen Tokoroten, which simulates squeezing a sea algae snack. 630 Yen for our Japanese brethren. [CNET Asia] -
#phones
I'd Call This Phone Cute, But I'm Afraid That It'll Hurt Me
I don't really know whether you can actually make calls on the Bandai Phone Braver 7, but I'm certain that I've never seen another cellphone that looks like it could karate-kick me for saying that it resembles a cute Transformer. More » -
#robots
Robot Dance-Off
Last week, the greatest dancers of the biped robot world assembled to battle on the dance floor. More » -
#badideas
Japanese Fluorescent Lamp Fighting: Insane Even Compared to Other Crazy Japanese Things
OK, so maybe this ridiculous "sport" isn't a fair representation of Japan as a whole. But holy shit guys, what is the deal with this? Warning: bloody photos ahead. More » -
#chocolate
The Japanese Love Chocolate So Much They Made a Chocolate Phone
This Japan-nly NTT Docomo Melty Chocolate phone is ridiculous. It's a working phone—it has 8-megapixel camera, digital TV tuner, Bluetooth and such—but the menus are designed to look like chocolate, and the outside looks like chocolate. More » -
#cameras
This Helicopter Boys Nikon Coolpix S1000pj Video Was Definitely Made In Japan
The setup looked ingenious. Using a series of photos and the projectors on a bunch of those quirky Nikon Coolpix S1000pj projector cameras, these two tots looked to be recreating a Daft Punk music video. Then they started dancing. More » -
#robots
Now They're Teaching Robots to Use Lightsabers
The International Robot Exhibition 2009 is underway in Tokyo, and Yaskawa is again showcasing its Motoman robots. We've seen how dexterous previous models were in robo chef demonstrations, but it seems they've now got a taste for the Force. More » -
#gaming
Video Surfaces of Man Taking Anime Video Game Character To Be His Lawfully Wedded Wife
As promised, the wedding ceremony between a man named Sal9000 and Nene Anegasaki, a character from the Nintendo DS game Love Plus, was filmed and broadcast across the internet. It's predictably sad. More » -
#instruments
Three-iPhone Ocarina Much More Expensive Than No-iPhone Ocarina
Do you have three iPhones kicking around that you aren't using? If so, you could make an insanely expensive ocarina out of them using some laser-cut plastic. But the real question is why you would do such a thing. [Make] -
#videogames
Guy Marries Video Game, We Don't Judge
That Nene Anegasaki, she's a charmer. She's also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to a flesh and blood gamer. More » -
#sony
Video: Sony's Massive 280-inch 3D LED Display
Similar to Mitsubishi's 155-inch OLED screen, Sony's huge display is made of individual panels (70 smaller LED screens in this case) and is designed for outdoor marketing. You know, because we all carry around polarized glasses, right? More » -
#sports
Baseball King Balls Throw the Curveball for You
I wasn't blessed with a modicum of sports talent, but I can get behind this idea: cheating. More » -
#japan
Japan Self-Defense Force Sunglasses
These JSDF shades have apparently been endorsed by the Japanese military because they won't fracture even if struck at 106mph by a 6.5mm (0.3-inch) diameter object. Not quite bulletproof, but the picture looks cool. More » -
#gaming
By Royal Decree, the Official Food of My Kingdom Is Now Hot Pockets!
This is a seven-foot-tall throne made entirely of Famicom (NES) cartridges. Whoever sits in it becomes king for the day of the fantastical realm of Sadtopia. [Erick Kwiecien via Make] -
#robots
Say Hello to Your New Local Power Guy
Helmeted workers in cherrypickers, or precariously tethered to a high voltage lines, are as much a part of our power infrastructure's aesthetic as towers and transformers. In the next few years, these iconic silhouettes will become a little more... mechanical. More » -
#gundam
It's a Gundam Pen
There are two types of people in the world: People that get excited about filling the shit out of their taxes with a Gundam pen, and people who are dead inside. Who are you? [Strapya via Technabob via Dvice] -
#airplanes
Japan Developing Its Own Stealth Fighter Jet
This is the Shinshin ATD-X, the prototype of what could be Japan's very own stealth fighter if they don't get to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s. It's very sleek, but I'm sad it doesn't transform like a Varitech. More » -
#projectorphones
Fujitsu's Crazy Little Modular Pico-Projector Phone
The F-04B isn't your average touchscreen QWERTY slider. If you want to slim things down, the 3.4-inch screen and slide-out keyboard can be separated, and you can also attach an 854 x 480 pico-projector in place of the keyboard. More » -
#japan
Japanese Putting Bra Lets You Golf Into Lingerie
Sometimes, you just want to practice your putting. If you're near a woman wearing Triumph's new golf outfit, and you can convince her to take it off, you can putt to your heart's content. More » -
#robots
Unit 33 Is The World's Tallest Two-Legged Robot
You would think that a 7 foot robot would be into basketball but, apparently, soccer is his game. He can also walk, turn, twist and take a bow. Hmmm...I think I have the perfect application for this technology: More » -
#boats
Matte Black Earthrace Power Boat Hunts Those Who Hunt Whales
Last we heard from Earthrace, the super sleek 78-ft. power boat that runs on its captain's fat, it was circumnavigating the globe. Today, the ship has a new Batman paint job and a new mission: Hunting whalers. More » -
#rc
The G-Bound RC Car Drives On Water
It's no miracle, the G-Bound remote control car can drive over water thanks to a waterproof chassis and inflatable tires. More » -
#movies
Watch Japan's Far Less Esoteric Avatar Trailer
Were you still a bit confused regarding the story of Avatar? Do you NEED to know every major plot point of a film before walking in to the theater? Fair enough. Check out this new (English) trailer debuting in Japan. More » -
#japan
A Gadget to Tell You Your Skin Ain't Great
Bandai's Skin Expert is a device that you hold up to your face and it tells you how healthy your skin is. Finally, a gadget to make me feel bad about my appearance, automatically! Thanks, Japan! [Hobby Blog via Engadget] -
#japan
Guess Which Country Makes These USB Breast Warmers?
Spolier: it's Japan! What other country would produce USB warming pads designed for lovepillows? No other country, that's what. Finally, ladies can work at their desks wearing only their bras in wintertime without worry of cold breasts! [Thanko via TokyoMango] -
#imagecache
Words Cannot Explain This Strange Japanese Video Mashup, But They'll Try
In the clip you're about to see, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-il lock lips to the theme song of an erotic video game. That's sort of the punchline. Here's how we got there: More » -
#vendingmachines
Odd: Japanese Burger Joint's Human-Powered Vending Machine
We all know the Japanese like crazy burgers—and even crazier vending machines—and here's a fun mix of the two. This machine in Tokyo actually backs onto a kitchen where a cook pops them into the machine by hand. More » -
#iphone
The Secrets of Pro iPhone 3GS Photographer
The real key is using the limits of the iPhone 3GS's camera as a strength, Japanese pro photographer Koichi Mitsui tells BoingBoing: Its "simplicity keeps me devoted to only composition and the perfect photo opp." More » -
#rc
This RC Tissue Box Could Save You From The Swine Flu
A tissue box that you can drive seems stupid at first, but it could be a hot product given our current state of hysteria over germs. I say quarantine the sick and deploy RC vehicles to handle it. More »
