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    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 »
  • #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]
  • #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 »
  • #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 »
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