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Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters: While adoration for mythical creatures and popular anime characters is nothing new in Japan, ...

Boarded-up trees in Japan. * Buy Myths and Legends of Japan at Amazon.

1. Apparently fans are so anti-union that they're booing NFL players showing union solidarity. 2. Much of Japan's death penalty i...

1. Start your day by enjoying Courage Wolf's words of inspiration. 2. Photos of Kyoto . 3. Ancient Greek statutes used to be gaudil...

1. Lime green house angers the neighbors. Via . 2. Play a version of Space Invaders to win a watch from Diesel. Via . 3. Vintage Japa...

1. John Salley talks about the time he and his teammates picked up prostitutes in Waikiki. 2. "Japan prides itself on having the wor...

Thomas Lynch is publishing a book about fabled creatures from around the world. Julian Callos's contribution is a Kami-kiri : Kami-...

1. Exploring the ruins of Japan’s illegal to visit Battleship Island. 2. Vampire idol/poison bearer by Steamcrow. 3. Meet the man who ...

1. Tiny parking lot in Japan. 2. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Black Knight paper toy . 3. The Dodgers senior vice president for publi...

Wikipedia : The Dekotora or Decotora, an abbreviation for "Decoration Truck", is a kind of loudly decorated truck most commonly fo...

Avengers as elements by Shane Parker. See also: Superman . And a few more links: 1. Phil McAndrew is hosting a "draw your favorite sc...

Coming soon from Last Exit to Nowhere , a new Wargames-inspired t-shirt. Also, they have a new contest where the prize is a year's sup...

Sexy sculpture by David Kennedy. You can read more about his sculptures here . Via . And a few more links: 1. Somebody paid $17,000 at eB...

Designed by Wonderwall , melted chocolate Godiva restaurant in Harajuku. Via . *Previously: The Han Solo chocolate bar . * Buy gourmet choc...

Move over cake, here's maguro cutting in Japan. No, she doesn't shove sashimi in his face at the end. Via these sites . Very cree...

John Gall shares some of his vintage Japanese baseball cards . Via . And a few more links: 1. Mattijn Franssen's surreal images . 2. ...

Twilight Zone Talking Tina Bobblehead on sale at Entertainment Earth . And a few more links: 1. 120 GB XBox 360 plus two games for $275 at ...

Doesn't make me want to buy The Economist, but I like the message of "Pressure Peers." Via . And a few more links: 1. Jared ...

Ironically, while McDonald's in America is selling Astro Boy toys, McDonald's in Japan is selling kawaii creatures. ( McDonald...

This is Miimu, a singing robot by AIST . Via . *Previously: Robot park in Japan . * Buy Ghost in the Shell toys at eBay.