Designed to looked like actual X-rays these bare bones calendars are actually a brilliant marketing campaign by EIZO, a Japanese company that manufactures medical displays for the examination and diagnosis of radiographs (i.e., X-rays). EIZO says their intention is to break the taboo that pin-up calendars are only for ... [Read More]

Kristen Dunst got all dolled up last summer to sing a cover of "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors. The film titled "Akihabara Majokko Princess" was part of the "Pop Life: Art in a Material World" exhibit at London's Tate Modern museum. Co-creator Takashi Murakami explains "I believe that real art is centered in entertainment and ... [Read More]

Instead of worrying about whether Barack "Hussein" Obama was a secret Muslim, maybe we should have been worrying whether he was a secret blasian (black Asian). President Obama's kowtowing goes way beyond blatantly bowing down to the Prime Minister of Japan. Japan & China are already the two largest creditors of U.S. debt ... [Read More]

Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto likes to asks customers "How far should toilets evolve?" Their newest model the Neo 2 may go a little too far. Say hello the world's first talking toilet. The prominent armrest has loads of audio buttons including functional ones like Otohime (Sound Princess), which masks unpleasant ... [Read More]

In the land of Godzilla and contorted ghost girls, perhaps the scariest thing in Japan is its new First Lady. Miyuki is outshining her newly elected husband Prime Minister Yukioi Hatoyama with the revelation that she likes to "eat the Sun." She demonstrated this ability on a Japanese talk show by grasping at the air and ... [Read More]

Leave it to the Japanese to take something as simple as a smile and turn it upside down with technology. Everyday before punching in for work, employees of the Keihin Express Railway get in line to have their smiles analyzed by a computer. Smile Scan measures the curve of the mouth and gives a score ranging from 0% to 100%. ... [Read More]

Humanity just got a little closer to Judgment Day thanks to the Japanese. Researchers at Waseda University recently unveiled Kobian, a emotional robot that's more man than machine. Kobian uses 48 actuators to express up to 7 different emotions, including: happiness, surprise, sadness, disgust, and anger (read: bloodlust). ... [Read More]