performance art
If you’ve ever been to Japan, or even heard about Japan, you’re probably familiar with ramen. And not the instant ramen you can find squatting sullenly in the back of college students’ cupboards across the world. We’re talking about the hot, heaping bowls of the delicious noodles sold in restaurants all around the country. And certainly not this kind.
Each prefecture and city—nay, each store—has its own specialty items, but the following videos showcase something a little different.
Before and After: 31 Startling Images of Plastic Surgery in Korea 【Photo Album】1
Old becomes new again: The beauty of traditional Japanese homes2
Our Japanese reporter freaks out after trying crappy Domino’s pizza in the US3
Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?4
Microsoft does complete U-turn on Xbox One used game restrictions, approach to net access5
PlayStation 4 release date revealed?1
Osaka Obachan are here to rock your world, make sure you don’t go hungry2Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?3
Some McDonald’s customers in China are getting a little too close for comfort4
Series of YouTube videos threaten attacks on commuters at Hakata Station on June 145
The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan1Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?2
Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal3
Chinese Photoshop Trolling Part 2: Now with 20% More Shirtless Men!4
Ever wondered what Japanese prison food tastes like? Try it firsthand at the “Prison Cafeteria”5
We Made Coca-Cola Transparent and Colorless. It Tastes Like…1The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan2
Chinese Woman on Trial for Killing Man by Squeezing His Scrotum3Chinese Photoshop Trolls Part 3: This Time It’s Personal4Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They?5
Tourists in China pose with dying dolphin, anger netizens
Chinese Public Pool is Aquatic Hell of Urine and Feces
Mom makes authentic-looking Recon Corps uniform for baby daughter, Colossal Titan mask for herself
Correct short-sightedness without surgery: our reporter tries out orthokeratology
Supermoon coming on June 23, lovers and lycanthropes alike hoping for clear skies
Sexy Chinese Cosplayer Banned From Game Show For Showing Too Much Skin, Becomes Net Celebrity
The 2013 Sapporo Snow Festival Photo Gallery 【You, Me, And A Tanuki】
Male to Female in 14 Months! Series of Photos Document Transgender Girl’s Amazing Transformation
Thinking about plastic surgery? This ad may make you laugh – or it could make you think twice!
Sad angel looking for career change sells Kias at motor show
Philip Kendall
Writer / Translator Hailing from Liverpool in the UK, Philip Kendall made Japan his second home in the summer of 2006 after dolefully abandoning his childhood dream of becoming a ghost buster.
Steven Simonitch
Writer/Translator Though a native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Steven currently resides in Nagano, Japan, where he is known by the old lady at the supermarket as “the white guy who always buys 2 packs of natto.
Master Blaster
Writer / Translator Master Blaster is the two-man translating team of Steven Le Blanc and Masami M.
Kay
Writer / Translator Kay is a native Japanese who has lived in Honolulu, Hawaii and Los Angeles, California. She currently resides in Tokyo and enjoys writing about a wide range of topics, including all things cute and glamorous.
Michelle Lynn Dinh
Writer / Translator Originally from California, Michelle is currently working as an assistant English teacher on the tiny island of Chiburi in Shimane prefecture.
Jessica Ocheltree
Writer / Translator Jessica Ocheltree is a freelance writer and editor living in the exciting, interesting and sometimes perplexing city of Tokyo.
