A man was arrested in Japan earlier this week for dressing up like his wife and trying to take out a loan in her name. He had claimed that that difference between his appearance and the photo of his wife on her id card was because of failed plastic...

A new commercial for Gatsby Body Paper, possibly inspired by the silly lip syncing baseball players who were popular on TV a while back: The paper, as you might guess, is used to wipe sweat off your body – a very useful product in the terrible...

A man in Hyogo Prefecture has been arrested for buying 22 illegal weapons from the internet: As you can see from the video, the weapons look like they are mostly old rifles, pistols, and bayonets once used by the Imperial Japanese Army. The man, who...

This eggplant is big enough to make national news: Its owner says he might eat it, but until then it is being put on display at the local city office. — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Subscribe) dannychoo.com – Your portal to Japan...

A commercial starring Kaela Kimura and Snoopy, courtesy of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo: This song is so infective that it has burrowed itself deep inside my brain and I have severe problems exorcising it, especially since it seems like they show it...