monkeys Japanese police crack down on aggressive monkeys, killing one of them Thom Dunn

Japan Dancing kiwi kaijus greet New Zealand's PM in Japan Thom Dunn

Japan Mythological Japanese rock splits in half, potentially releasing evil demons Thom Dunn

Japan A popular service in Japan lets you rent-a-person to just sort of be there with you, and do nothing else Thom Dunn

Japanese culture A Japanese air conditioner in the 80s came with its own vinyl soundtrack Thom Dunn

video games The Japanese version of MARIO KART 64 included Mario-brand cigarettes and Yoshi-brand motor oil Thom Dunn

christmas Things cats hate: Christmas bonnets Rusty Blazenhoff

candy Cough drop-flavored Kit Kats Rusty Blazenhoff

Japan of course Ferris wheel karaoke now exists Rusty Blazenhoff

Boing Boing Gadgets Are you escaping the country post-election? Learn your destination's language with Rosetta Stone Boing Boing's Shop

Japan Timelapse video shows Japanese farmers forcing $300 watermelons into perfect cubes Popkin

COVID-19 Japan study shows positive mental health effects from owning video games Thom Dunn

punk These are the 8-bit punk roots of Green Day's new "Dookie Demastered" Lux Sparks-Pescovitz

Japan Tiny metal Rubik's Cube requires tweezers Gail Sherman

Japan Nishimura Coffee's unique ice block coffee Popkin

music Welcome to the world of the otamatone Gail Sherman

Boing Boing Gadgets Make precious travel memories by learning the local language with Rosetta Stone! Boing Boing's Shop

advertising Vinepairs' five worst booze ads of all time Ruben Bolling

Race to Survive contestants Reality TV contestant kills and eats protected New Zealand bird — claiming he was "desperate and hungry" (video) Carla Sinclair

gender The weirdly conservative story of a famous American drag artist from the 1910s Thom Dunn