Japan's new First Lady Miyuki Hatoyama: 'I went to Venus in a UFO'

something tells me that the japanese are totally accepting of weirdo behavior....

"It was in a book of interviews with prominent people, entitled Most Bizarre Things I've Encountered, that she revealed her extra-terrestrial jaunt which occurred during her first marriage.

“While my body was sleeping, I think my spirit flew on a triangular-shaped UFO to Venus,” she said. “It was an extremely beautiful place and was very green.” Her first husband suggested that it was probably just a dream — but Mr Hatoyama, she insisted, would not be so dismissive. “My current husband has a different way of thinking,” she said. “He would surely say, ‘Oh, that's great!’”

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the godzilla of jellyfish invade japan!

holy crap. its not godzilla but worse, JELLYFISH! BIG ASS ONES!

"Japanese researchers monitoring the activity of giant jellyfish in Chinese waters are warning of a potentially historic and catastrophic invasion this year.
Marine surveys conducted in late June have revealed alarming numbers of Nomura’s jellyfish — massive creatures that grow up to 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) in diameter and weigh as much as to 220 kilograms (about 450 lbs) — lurking in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. The researchers warn that ocean currents may bring swarms of the monster jellies to Japan, which has been plagued by similar invasions in recent years.

Based on what they have seen so far, the researchers warn this year’s onslaught of Nomura’s jellyfish (Nemopilema nomurai, or Echizen kurage in Japanese) could deliver a massive blow to Japan’s fishing industry, rivaling even the devastating 2005 deluge that caused tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars) in damage nationwide.
The surveys are being conducted by a team led by Shinichi Ue, a professor of biological oceanography at Hiroshima University who also chairs a government research committee tasked with developing technology to predict and control jellyfish explosions. Ue has been monitoring the population density of Nomura’s jellyfish in the southern Yellow Sea and northern East China Sea since 2006.
Between June 20 and 24, 2009, Ue’s team observed numerous specimens with umbrellas measuring 10 to 50 centimeters across, and they calculated an average distribution of 2.14 jellyfish per 100 square meters. This figure is more than 200 times higher than the 0.01 jellyfish per 100 square meters observed in the same region in 2008. It is also nearly triple the 0.77 jellyfish per 100 square meters observed in 2007, when the fishing industry in the Sea of Japan suffered widespread damage."




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big ass Mobile Suit Gundam in tokyo

zany as usual those japanese

In celebrating the 30th anniversary of popular anime Mobil Suit Gundam, engineers in Tokyo built a life-size, 1/1 scale model of a RX-78 Gundam robot (known as the Real G) at a park in Odaiba Island. The massive statue stands tall at 59 foot (18m) and features a remote-controllable head unit, 50 different light emitting units and 14 mist dispensers for visual effects and possibly, for watering the park lawn. The robot will stay in Shiokze Park from 7/11 - 8/30, so if you're in Tokyo this summer, check it:

human teachers will soon be obsolete!

yikes! forget outsourcing to idea, robots are the new threat to the domestic job market!
the robot model Saya teaches a class!

"Saya, can express six basic emotions — surprise, fear, disgust, anger, happiness, sadness — because its rubber skin is being pulled from the back with motors and wiring around the eyes and the mouth."






"The robot SAYA, far right, appears in the lesson at the school in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Thursday. (Photo Courtesy of the Chiyoda Ward Government)
Students at an elementary school in Tokyo recently received a lesson from an unusual visiting teacher -- a humanoid robot.

A total of 61 fifth-year students at Kudan elementary school in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward took part in the special lesson by android SAYA on Thursday. The robot, designed by Tokyo University of Science professor Hiroshi Kobayashi, has a female appearance. It can move its neck and change its facial expressions, with a total of 30 moving parts, including its eyes and mouth, and can also speak. The robot's name comes from the Malay word for "I."

In the lesson, SAYA, operated by remote control, greeted the students and asked them, "Do you know what kind of robot I am?"

Students were surprised by the robot, saying it looked just like a human. Kobayashi said he hopes it will spur students' interest in science.

"I hope the robot can be used to continue lessons conveying the fun of science and technology," Kobayashi said."

in its previous incarnation Saya was receptionist but has since been promoted to teaching, here she is being super creepy!

japanese WUT the EFFS !

1. japanese girls scream super hi pitched
2. japanese game shows are extremely weird and entertaining

people in japan may be getting up super early for work

this dude's unorthodox subway sleeping style is clear evidence of such
taken with an iPhone on the Hibiya line in Tokyo

the weirdest japanese commercial ever

horse placenta soda?

no thanks! man those japaneezy's are at it again! on the shelves of japanese grocery stores. horse placenta soda - 2 flavors, potent and more potent. orange or black? ack! eff no thanks!

Some of its effects include skin whitening, headache and canker sore cures, lighter menstrual cramps, decreased sensitivity to cold, and an increase in hunger.

the orange costs $50 the black $100. hmmm ill take a coke zero. thanks!

get some here?

bukkake brand milk?

man those japaneezies are quirky!

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fat ass cat eatin gyoza!

of course coming from the land of the crazy samurai comes the fat ass gyoza eatin cat.

what will those wacky japaneezy's think of next?

herrroooh! got it. place chimp on segway.