Video: The delicate art of making bonsai trees
I love this video about Ryan Neil, an American Bonsai master, because not only do I get to watch him work but I also…
Watch this guy prepare a tiny Japanese feast in a miniature kitchen
Miniature Channel is a Japanese Youtube channel devoted to cooking edible food using cute miniature kitchen supplies.…
Watching this Kaiseki chef putting food on plates is fascinating
Food all goes down the same but there's so much beauty in food and each ingredient that chefs like Niki Nakayam of Los…
This giant drop of water is actually a cake
If sorcery exists in this world, I'm pretty sure Japan has already discovered it. They can't quite turn water into wine …
Japanese bar turns passed out drunk people into living billboards
Poking fun at passed out drunk people is a global thing but Japanese bar chain Yaocho took the joke to a different…
Japanese synchronized walking is a thing and it's nuts
For the same baffling reasons they do many other things, the Japanese have been competing in synchronized team…
I Can't Help Smiling At This Old Japanese Satellite
The fascinating History of Engineering and Technology tumblr just posted this great, previously unseen photo of a…
In the Japanese version of Orphan Black you can edit your other selves
Check out the trailer for It's Me, It's Me, a brand new Japanese film about a guy who tries to impersonate his…
This Japanese student is one hilariously pervert artist
I doodled on my textbooks like a mad man when I was a kid, but this Japanese student is taking this art to a completely…
Why Settle For Rooms When You Can Have a Whole Town Inside Your House?
It's one thing to have a spacious home, it's another to have a whole indoor suburb. "House K" does the latter, and…
Siri Will Soon Handle Japanese, She Even Admits It
Go ahead and ask Siri what languages she speaks. Unlike a few weeks ago, her reply will now include Japanese. We…
Two-Way Charger For Nissan Leafs Means Your Home Can be Charged by Your Car
Nissan's poky little electric Leaf car will be able to power your home in the case of a blackout, via a new two-way…
How a Plastic Coolbox Saved a Man's Life
A fisherman that had been swept out of his boat off the coast of Japan's Niigata prefecture managed to stay alive for…
Fire-Ice Dug Up From the Ocean Floor Could Fill Japan's Fukushima-Shaped Hole
After the Fukushima disaster, Japan has obvious reasons for seeking out an energy alternative to replace 1/3 of its…
A Wall of 250 Canon Cameras Flashing Their Lights Is a Seizure Waiting to Happen
Japan musicians Androp built a backdrop of 250 Canon cameras and programmed all their flashes to fire off in a sort…
Silly String-Like Spray Is Cooling Down Japan's Salarymen This Cruel Summer
Know what the latest must-have product is in Japan? While it looks like they've gone mad and are shaving their wrists,…
Japan's Rare Earth Metals Find May Break China's Stranglehold on Our Gadgets
Looks like that skirmish between Japan and China last year over the neodymium and lanthanum required in the production…
Japan’s New Waterfront Building Kind of Looks Like Cousin Itt
Is it just me, or does this new building in Aomori look like a rectangular version of everybody's favorite Adam's…
Elecom Prefers Showing Off a Computer Mouse's Cord
Who wants cordless mice, when Elecom makes such a nice feature of the cord? Ok, you might still prefer being cordless…