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foodRamen might be the choice of frugal college kids everywhere but it's anything but boring if these 7 amazing exotic…
animalsTea bags have gone from boring to adoring thanks to animal-shaped and environmentally friendly tea bags from…
healthThe Nets-Men Mosquito Net Suit from Japan's BIBI LAB is designed to protect wearers of any gender from…
JapanGorilla my dreams? Japanese women have gone ape over Shabani, a western lowland gorilla residing at Nagoya,…
petsThe Mewgaroo Hoodie and its kangaroo-style front pouch brings pets and their owners closer than ever before...…
architectureTokyo's icon of futurism, the Nakagin Capsule Tower building, can now be experienced by the night thanks to an…
food“Ugly fruit” is the latest foodie trend but how ugly is TOO ugly? Takara-Tomy's Fruit Zombie toys answer that…
greenRemember those little green army men you used to play with when you were a kid? You got a lot bigger since then...…
greenBe-leaf it or not, a mothballed Japanese electronics plant reinvented itself as a hydroponic vegetable farm while…
travelThere’s nothing quite like watching a gathering of snow monkeys lounging in a hot tub, babbling to each other…
urban gardeningWhat if you could spend your layover time in between train connections tending to your very own vegetable garden…
Art & DesignChildren’s toys seem to float in space like lost debris from a ship carrying unlikely cargo in this series of…
bizarreWaste not, want not, right? That seems to be the reason people started eating things like eyeballs, century-old…
animalsSerenely silent amid the city's hustle & bustle, a stout and stoic cat contently enjoys the warm comfort of a…
environmentJapan seems to have a mascot character for just about anything and the conservation boom of recent years has…
JapanOne of Japan's favorite vegetables though it actually originated in China, the Daikon or White Radish is renowned…
Nature & EcosystemsIn the west, we tend to associate China with the chaotic, smog-filled streets of Beijing, but this vast East Asian…
travelJapan boasts countless attractions to delight and entertain tourists, but there might not be any that are more…
animalsPictures of fantastical deep-see creatures appear often on the internet, showing bizarre body shapes,…
animalsJapan's many iron horses may no longer be fronted with cow-catchers, but a different sort of critter awaits those…