Offbeat
Smart crows uses cars to crack nuts in Japan
Believe it or not, crows have a reputation for being one of the most intelligent species on the planet. Here’s an interesting video of a crow using a busy road to crack nuts in Akita, Japan: Read More
Quake-damaged road in Japan fixed in just six days
Do you see anything unusual on this picture? Nothing? Read on! Read More
Talented Japanese parrot sings My Neighbor Totoro
Fuku-chan is an extremely talented singing cockatiel from Japan who can sing (or rather whistle) some famous melodies like My Neighbor Totoro. The videos were uploaded by asayasufuraion on YouTube. となりのトトロ (My Neighbor Totoro) Read More
Magnet-like Slopes: amazing optical illusion
Kokichi Sugihara, a researcher at the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences (phew!) has come up with an interesting device to create an awesome optical illusion. There are no special effects or magnets here. Watch: Sugihara has won last year’s Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest 2010.… Read More
Japanese egg vending machine
In Japan, where there is a vending machine for just about anything you can think of, it’s perhaps no surprise that you can also find a vending machine for eggs. Watch this automatic hen house dispense fresh eggs: For a few hundred Yen, the machine offers a selection of different… Read More
Did giant oarfish warn of the coming Great East Japan Earthquake?
In March of 2010, British newspaper The Telegraph published this article that speculated about an oncoming powerful earthquake there after dozens of giant oarfish have been found washed ashore on beaches in Japan and some caught in fishermen’s nets. Read More
Grand Pianist: The world’s smallest grand piano
Japanese company Sega Toys is selling an insanely small grand piano which is an almost identical copy of a real piano. This miniature piano, called Grand Pianist, measures 25 cm (9.8″) in width, 18 cm (7″) in height and 33 cm (13″) in length. It is powered by electricity… Read More
Is this Japanese Atlantis?
Just off the coast of Yonaguni Jima, part of the Japanese Ryukyu archipelago, a mysterious underwater formation was discovered in 1986. The submerged stone sculptures resemble stepped pyramids that could have been built by humans. Read More
Necomimi: Headband with cat ears that move in response to your feelings
Japanese company Neurowear has invented cat ears on a headband that move and wiggle in response to your emotional state. Read More
