Japan When Madness starred in early 80s Japanese ads for Honda Rusty Blazenhoff

Funny Wonder Core: the funniest Japanese ad since Mr. Sparkle Devin Nealy

History In 1987 Kowloon Walled City packed 33,000 people into six and a half acres Ellsworth Toohey

unfortunate spawn points Now space has been corrupted by capitalism, there's only one place left to escape to: Null Island Rob Beschizza

china Would you spend $650,000 to ride a transforming mecha? Séamus Bellamy

Catch-22 War-related shortages push iconic snack brand into monochrome packaging Jason Weisberger

wikipedia Wikipedia turned into a card collecting gacha game Gail Sherman

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

gadgets Sony's first new turntables in years Rob Beschizza

Weird Campbell's tried to make soup cocktails happen in 1955 Popkin

Technology Japanese users prefer dense, busy websites Ellsworth Toohey

law Japan cracks down on drink cycling Rob Beschizza

History Japan's "Rabbit Island" used to be a secret poison gas factory, now it's overrun with adorable bunnies Ellsworth Toohey

Games Messenger is the coolest browser game I've ever played Grant St. Clair

Games Silent Hill 2 remake tops 2.5 million sales, secures franchise's future Grant St. Clair

furniture Every Ikea catalog since 1950 Rob Beschizza

science fiction Dark Horse and Lucasfilm resurrect Hisao Tamaki's Star Wars manga with deluxe Kickstarter editions Gareth Branwyn

burgers Adorable giant Kewpee doll greets customers at historic burger joint in Lima, Ohio Popkin

Environment Poop cannons, robot birds, and sewer submarines: Welcome to the ULTRAWILD Gareth Branwyn

music Osees unleash "Tidal Wave" of psych-punk energy at San Francisco residency Lux Sparks-Pescovitz