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slydog 
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Fri Nov 27 18:03:10 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Genetic researchers at the University of Tokyo in Japan have been experimenting with some pretty screwy things lately. Their experiments with Giant Pond Snails have allowed them to change important genetic traits. Snails are predestined by their genes to grow...
ReachGet Ready: Tis the SEASON
Posted by:
nathanielinbrazil
Yokohama :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 24 07:52:55 -0800 2009 | odd-news
A creative photograph of a diver at a Japanese aquarium. The dolphins appear like they are stating their case. I just started to put together arguments for my largess. Have a nice Holiday Season.
Giant jellyfish sinks a Jap trawler
Posted by: prabirghose
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 24 12:13:34 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Nomura’s jellyfish can be huge creatures and weigh upto 200 kilograms with diameters of upto 2 meters – which means miniature giants. A Japanese fishing trawler landed a huge catch of these fishes in their net and the boat capsized...
Marriage-Hunting Bra Heats Up Courtship in Japan
Posted by:
namuo
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 24 12:40:39 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Triumph International recently unveiled a new marriage bra concept to please nagging mothers who fret about their single daughters. Known as the Marriage-Hunting Bra, this Japanese invention comes with a countdown timer and ring-holding slot and acts as a reminder...
Cross Promos Gone Wild; Whopper with 7 Patties
Posted by:
nathanielinbrazil
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Nov 17 13:15:02 -0800 2009 | odd-news
This one did not come from Mad Men . Bigger than the Big Mac and larger than the Wendy’s stack this Whopper is a gastronomic anomaly. In Japan this week, Burger King and Microsoft have initiated a cross promotion deal...
World's First Novel (1007): Tale of Genji
Posted by:
hasnain
Toyota :: Japan | updated Wed Nov 18 19:45:46 -0800 2009 | odd-news
More than a thousend years ago, on 1007, a Japanese court lady put the finishing touches on what is considered the world's first novel. Spanning 75 years, more than 350 characters, and brimming with romantic poems, the "Tale of Genji"...
Rent a friend in Japan
Posted by:
prabirghose
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Tue Sep 22 11:38:42 -0700 2009 | odd-news
Trust the Japanese to dream up the ‘rent a friend’ concept. The credit goes to one Ryuichi Ichinokawa who started his ‘Hagemashi Tai’ (I want to cheer you up) some three years ago. The 44-year old has a team of...
Honda Skydeck Concept
Posted by: hasnain
Toyota :: Japan | updated Thu Nov 05 20:47:39 -0800 2009 | odd-news
Honda Concept Skydeck, where manufacturers take a concept vehicle at a motor show, offering all sorts of information about what the production model will come in the future. However, occasionally a car manufacturer. This vehicle was displayed at the recent...
So theres this one forest
Posted by:
dinsonho
Okinawa :: Japan | updated Sun Nov 08 18:51:35 -0800 2009 | odd-news
In japan where people commit suicide in. 500 suicides since 1950. crazy, yeah?
Japanese novel written on toilet paper
Posted by:
setsunae
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated Wed Oct 28 04:28:07 -0700 2009 | odd-news
In case you have seen the Japanese horror movie "The Ring" or its acceptable American remake, you already have a taste of what kind of person Koji Suzuki is. The guy didn’t have to do anything with the movies but...
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