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modestmouse: Aww, how could that little camera headed robot do evil? Google was right! more »

AreWeThereYeti: That is so cute, I feel no need for privacy anymore. more »

PhineasJW: Between this and the Parisian Love ad, Google has one hell of a brilliant, playful marketing team. Loved it. more »

mrgibblechip: I remember watching this ages ago, why you didn't post it then I don't know. more »

NotEdible: His head poops photos! more »

#streetview

If Everyone Watches This Google Japan Street View Video...

...World peace would likely reign—or at the very least, privacy watchdog hissers would slink back to their fluoro strip-lit offices. More »

#japan

Japanese Otaku Update: Now They're Indulging In "Factory Night Jungle Cruises"

When planning your next Japan visit, better put aside a night for a "factory night jungle cruise" if you want to be right up there with the latest Japanese otaku craze. They literally visit factories, at night. More »

#japan

Japanese Gizmo Plays Mosquito Buzzing Noise To Determine the Age Of Your Blind Date

Train stations in the UK sometimes broadcast mosquito noises that are so high-pitched they can only be heard by those under 25 years of age, but Japan's taken it one step too far with this age prediction gadget. More »

#art

Japanese Fashion Designer Uses Cables To Knit Art

I've knitted a few scarves in my lifetime, and have a cupboard full of cables, so I'm thinking of whipping up a few winter-warmers like Japanese fashion designer Kosuke Tsumura. Though it doesn't look nearly as soft as merino wool... More »

#oledtv

OLED TVs Are Dead: Sony Stops Selling OLED In Japan

Whatever happens in Japan is usually replicated across the world a few years later, so while LG, Mitsubishi and co are busy readying OLED TVs, Sony's pulling out of OLED production in Japan. More »

#storage

In The Future, 1TB SSDs Will Be The Size Of A Postage Stamp

Anyone familiar with Moore's Law will know that over the years, storage has got bigger and cheaper. But the possibility of a 1TB SSD being the size of a postage stamp? Sounds impossible, but not to those crafty Japanese scientists. More »

#motionsensinginput

Control Your PC With the Puyocon Motion-Sensing Ball

Using a mouse is old-hat, if the recent wave of ball-shaped motion-sensing PC remotes is anything to go by. Straight out of Japan, the Puyocon can be squeezed, thrown around or rolled, controlling actions on the computer. More »

#science

Transparent Goldfish Developed By Japanese To Reduce Unnecessary Dissections

From the same land that transparent frogs were created in, comes the see-through goldfish. Japanese scientists hope that due to the organs and heart being visible, it'll eliminate the need to dissect them in schools and laboratories. More »

#augmentedreality

Augmented Reality Used By Red Cross To Target Japanese Nerdlingers

Man alive, even Japan's Red Cross Society is technologically-savvy. Commuters rushing through Akihabara station recently were treated to an augmented reality campaign urging them to donate blood. Anime girls in short skirts = instant win for the blood bank. 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 »

#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]

#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 »

#japan

Stick a Video Camera on an iPod Nano and a Japanese Man Will Use it For Upskirting

A man in Kobe, Japan, just got arrested for attaching the latest iPod Nano to his shoe, and using said nanoshoe to get video of the environment inside of women's dresses. More »

#musicvideos

Amazing Music Video Is an International Webcam Collage

Well, isn't this heartwarming and adorable. Japanese band Sour had fans use webcams in intricate, unexpected ways to create this lo-fi music video for their song "Hibi no Neiro." We promise you'll crack a small, satisfied smile. [Vimeo, thanks Jack!]

#art

Papercraft Castle Is More Gorgeous and Intricate Than Most Real Castles

This unbelievable papercraft project, by Japanese art student Wataru Itou, took over 4 years to create and features lights and a moving train. It's probably the most stunning papercraft sculpture we've ever seen. More »

#facetracking

Japanese Game Uses Head Tracking Webcams To Enable Hands-Free Upskirting

A Japanese erotic game developer just put two and two together to make what could be the first instance of head tracking combined with upskirts in human history. More »

#tokyo

Tokyo Skyline Contrasts Against Grass Lawns in The Green Island Project

The Green Island Project asks the question "what would Tokyo look like if all its pavement were grass instead?" and answers it with an amazing series of pictures.
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#commercials