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• Japanese Robot Babies!

  What makes us human? Is it a mind, intelligence, the ability to learn new things?  Is it the light shining in the eyes of a baby when she begins to wake up to the world around here, look around and take it all in? If so, scientists in Japan are hoping to expand all our definitions with the world's first robot that learns like a human child.  Read More... Posted Apr 06 2009, 01:01 PM by Kate Tuttle with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Japan, robot, artificial intelligence, japanese, osaka university, minoru asada, robot child, robot baby, CB2

• They Say -- Kids Who Skip Breakfast and Hate Mom Have Sex Sooner

  Sometimes I read a news story and feel like I'm actually reading The Onion. Does that ever happen to you? For example: this report from Japan that finds a link between middle school students and teen sex.  Basically, middle schoolers who do not partake of the most important meal of the day are more likely to get a head start on making the out-of-wedlock beast with two backs. (That's an unnecessarily silly way of saying "having sex.") What exactly inspires a study like this one? Read More... Posted Dec 29 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: news, teens, Japan, science, studies, wtf, weird, surveys, japanese, Brett Singer, they say

• Japanese Spiderman Video

  Spiderman – you know, superhero, sticks to walls, spins webs any size, etc. – is popular around the world. But sometimes the character is changed slightly for local markets. Here is – Japanese Spiderman. Yes, we all have election on the brain. This video is so dopey that it will absolutely take your mind off of everything for about a minute. And that makes it worth watching. Read More... Posted Nov 03 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with no comments Filed under: youtube, video, Japan, fun, humor, superheroes, weird, japanese, spiderman, Brett Singer, spider-man, japanese spiderman, spider man, things that have nothing to do with the news, superheros

• Robot Baby Chick

  So let's say you wish you lived on a farm. That's not an option, but maybe you can at least get a baby chick and keep it as a pet. After all, baby chicks are so cute. Read More... Posted Aug 27 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, toys, video, pets, robots, chicken, japanese, Brett Singer, weird stuff, farm, robot pets, baby chick, baby chicks, chick, fake pets, robotic chicken

• Hello Kitty Goes High Fashion in Vogue

  One of the problems with being a loveable icon of cuteness is it's hard to bust out of that mold and be taken seriously as a model. This has been the dilemma of Hello Kitty, and even posing for some racier pics and developing a vibrator with her likeness haven't helped her avoid typecasting. But that's all about to change, thanks to a designer who was willing to take a chance on her.  I swear I am not making this up: Hello Kitty will be modeling all the John Galliano (for Dior, yo)... Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 05:01 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, toys, clothes, cute, Hello Kitty, japanese, john galliano, model, designer, icon, vogue, dior

• New Uses for Old Products

  The solution for younger-looking skin has been with us all the time! We've just been foolish and wasteful enough to throw it away!           Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 09:00 AM by Adrienne Martini with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Placenta, products, drinks, beauty, lotion, japanese, face masks, pig, jellies

• Kitchenista: A Lunch that Proves Your Love for Your Kid

  As you are packing little Ashton's lunch, have you ever thought to yourself, "hey, I wish this were more complicated and time-consuming?" Do you have a borderline case of OCD? Are you Japanese? If you answered yes to just one of those, have I got a book/blog/project for you.   Read More... Posted Apr 08 2008, 11:30 AM by Adrienne Martini with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: kitchenista, lunch, bento, japanese, charaben, Face Food

• Are Japanese Cartoons Better?

  We just recently received a screener of the Japanese cartoon Pucca (newly available on DVD), about a little girl with superhuman strength and a love of noodles, who's in love with a boy ninja-in-training. It's all very nonsensical and fun, in that distinctively adorable Japanese way. Which got us thinking about all the Japanese animation we've watched in our lifetime: Pokemon, Transformers, Totoro, not to mention some anime of a distinctly not-for-kids variety... So what's the deal? Do Americans only see the good stuff, or do the Japanese just do it better? Thoughts? — Gwynne Watkins Posted Mar 04 2008, 01:40 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: tv, cartoons, animation, japanese, pucca

• Finally! The Secret To Successful Potty Training - Ugghh Ugghh Pants Man.

  Throw away the training pants, that Potty Training for Dummies book and the potty training chair. Gather up all your positive motivation training charts and build a bonfire in the front yard then send that ridiculous potty training doll back to Dr. Phil. Who knew that all it takes to inspire your child to use the toilet is a Japanese video with English subtitles about a domesticated family of singing tigers, a talking toilet, and colorfully animated urine rain drops and fecal matter kidney beans? Read More... Posted Dec 20 2007, 12:01 PM by makeitadouble with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: potty training, video, funny, japanese