“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

“The iSAVE-SC1 vehicle has been dubbed as the ‘safest electric vehicle in the world’ by Humanix, the company responsible for developing it alongside Hiroshima University. It diverges from how cars are usually made, since the airbags are usually hidden in the wheel or dashboard of vehicles, and not ‘worn’ all over on the car’s exterior. Another thing that makes the iSAVE-SC1 different from most cars is that it only has three wheels instead of the usual four.” w/ photo + video

“How it is they haven’t taken over the planet yet is beyond me. They’re just frickin’ toying with us.” — DancesWithWords

“Ever since Japan authorities decided to deregulate ear-cleaning as a medical profession, making it available without a medical license, hundreds of salons offering the service started popping up all over the country. The vast majority of clients are men looking to relax their minds after a stressful day, and travel back to the days when they used to rest their heads on their mothers’ laps for the occasional ear cleaning session. Three out of four clients claim it’s so relaxing they actually fall asleep while the kimono-wearing cleaners excavate the wax out of their ears.” w/ photo + video

“Haha, one fell and the other followed suit! How cute the way they fall and the way the play with each other! Too naughty and adorable! And they grow so fast! It’s amazing they are this size already!” — Rapprochement123

“Cars that were contaminated by radiation during the March nuclear meltdown in Japan are finding their way into the reeling nation’s used car market. Vehicles from the area around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which suffered a series of meltdowns after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, were supposed to be destroyed. But unscrupulous dealers have registered them under new license plates and sold them, The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported. Unable to export the cars, they’re selling them in Japan. Dealers have traditionally bought used vehicles in Japan and exported them to Russia and Southeast Asia, according to the Telegraph. In June, Russian police turned back a half-dozen used cars from Japan after finding they were contaminated with radioactove isotopes, according to the Interfax news agency. Authorities in South America, Australia and the U.S. have also stepped up inspection of new and used cars coming in from Japan.” w/ photo