Four year old killed by two dogs owned by a lawyer
A four-year old boy died today while visiting his grandma. He was mauled by two dogs belonging to a local lawyer, who owned a little yard that the dogs and the kid were playing in at the time of the...
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The legend of Unagi Inu explained
In the popular old school slapstick “gag” anime series Tensai Bakabon, there’s this mysterious animal called the Unagi Inu. It’s a blue, fat-lipped dog-eel hybrid that lives in the same neighborhood...
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Two chihuahuas about to get their oxygen on
I took this photo of two chihuahuas inside of a glass chamber at Wag Style, a salon space in Yoyogi Uehara that offers anti-aging oxygen therapy to dogs and humans. Story forthcoming. Related story:...
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iPhone app lets you tweet your dog’s thoughts
Remember Bowlingual, the doggie translation device that won the Ig Nobel prize in 2002? This summer, it’s slated to become available for iPhone. The iPhone version will also allow dog owners to send...
View ArticleThe latest in the battle against Japanese whaling
In case you haven’t been following the battle of oceanic activist group Sea Shepherds vs. the Japanese whalers, this video from World News Australia shows the latest. Apparently, a Sea Shepherd guy...
View ArticleVideo: two super cute dogs you should know about
I can’t get enough of watching these two dogs — one likes to sit on a ledge and the other smiles when his owner approaches him. He doesn’t smile for anyone else! It’s super cute.
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Kitty cosplay by Takako Iwasa
Takako Iwasa is a cat-loving Tokyoite who made waves when she created Versailles-themed and other outlandish costumes for her beautiful white kitty: “Costumes for dogs have been popular for 20 years,”...
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24-year old pet store manager steals penguin to pay off debts
A 24-year old pet store manager in Nagasaki named Akira Honda was arrested for stealing a penguin from a zoo to pay off his debts. The bird he snatched was a Humboldt Penguin; they’re South American...
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An umbrella for dogs
Some dogs don’t like the rain. Most dogs don’t like wearing raincoats. The solution could be in this umbrella for dogs — it faces downwards instead of up and has a leash attachment to it so that it...
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Alarm clock plays famous frog tunes to wake you up
This super cute froggy alarm clock plays two famous frog-themed children’s songs to wake you up. Here’s one of them which, by the way, can be sung in the round:
View ArticleThis panda has an itchy butt
That’s all. I think it’s funny how the guys taking the video are trying to decide if what the panda is doing is strange, or if it’s perfectly normal that it has an itch to scratch.
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Mysterious sea animal found near Miyake Island
This mysterious, slimy, and kinda cute sea animal was found off the coast of Miyake Island, 200 meters below the surface of the sea. Does anyone know what it is? Update: Apparently it’s called the...
View ArticleCM features shaving animatronic bear suffering from global warming
A very strange TV commercial by energy company Nisshimbo, about a bear who is suffering from global warming. (Thanks, Kazu Y!)
View ArticleVideo of animal-loving man Mutsugoro’s top 5 crazy antics
If you grew up in Japan in the 80s and 90s, you will remember Mutsugoro, the eccentric animal-loving researcher and essayist from Hokkaido. In this video, a TV show brings us highlights from the top 5...
View ArticleTropical scallop has glowing lips
The Ctenoides ales — also known as the electric flame scallop — is a mollusk found in shallow tropical coral reefs. Check out its glowing lips! via Pink Tentacle
View ArticleDog in Texas is the modern-day Hachiko
If you’re even the slightest bit a Japanophile, you know the story of Hachiko, the faithful dog that waited for its dead owner to come home to Shibuya station. (Tokyo’s most famous rendezvous point is...
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Spotted in SF: Neglected Kero Kero Keroppi doll
Do you guys remember this character, Kero Kero Keroppi? I used to love him when I was a kid–don’t know why. Something about his simple, cross-eyed smile I find very endearing. I used to do all my...
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Iori Tomita’s transparent fluorescent dead fish art
Wired has a fun photo gallery of hypercolored sea creatures by Iori Tomita, a fisherman-turned-artist who uses digestive enzymes and chemicals to manipulate their disintegration process so that it...
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Aloe full body mud mask for dogs
Of all the crazy pampering shenanigans that Japanese pet owners can indulge in, a full body aloe extract mud mask is definitely the strangest. I found this along Komazawa Dori in the Ebisu-Daikanyama...
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