“As you might expect fishing in a water tank full of fish, you get a bite pretty fast. Once you’ve proven you’re a worthy fisherman, the staff will sometimes do a silly cheer in honor of you catching a fish, and ask you how you want it prepared… You can choose from a variety of traditional meals, although it’s recommended some fish be cooked a certain way. One thing you can’t complain about in a Zauo restaurant is the food not being fresh. Oh, actually there is one thing that might freak you out a little: if you go for a raw specialty, there’s a big chance the fish will still be twitching when it’s served on your plate, but Japanese folks don’t seem to mind much.” w/ photos + video

“Francois Bancon, deputy divisional GM for product strategy, and Taro Ueda, design director of product design, discuss the innovative electric vehicle concept ahead of its appearance at the Tokyo Motor Show.”

“Robotic bear pillow Jusui-Kun aims to stop snoring and tackle sleep apnea syndrome.”

“Modern Samurai Isao Machii showing his insane skill with a Samurai sword.” — t0mb0mb4

“Wait until the wrong person comes along. That dog is playing a dangerous game.” — IE

“Creating original letters without the use of digital design seems almost impossible in this day and age, and 20-year-old Mayuko Kanazawa started scratching her head for ideas the minute she heard about the challenge. She remembered seeing all kinds of letters, words and designs shaved into people’s heads, so she knew she wanted to work with hair, but she came up with the ultimate crazy idea only after a friend complained about a pain in her leg. Somehow she found the inspiration she needed in her friend’s leg hair, and the rest is history.” w/ photos

“The rats of center-gai street, in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward got the nickname ‘super rats’ because of their alleged immunity to human-made poison. They’re a real nuisance and aren’t afraid to come out of their hiding places even when people are walking by. Apparently there are thousands of giant rats lurking around the place, and this got the six members of Chim Pom about the famous anime character Pikachu, from the hit series Pokemon. They decided to catch some of these super street rats and turn them into real-life versions of the yellow, electrically-charged cartoon rat.” w/ photos

“…then they ate it.” — RageQuit01

“A japanese toy company has come up with a robotic ‘virtual’ pet – modeled on a 3-day-old chick.”

“That cat is controlling that human!” — indecisean