Video - Piling Food On Very Patient Pets In Japan

If you've ever seen a Japanese game show, you know they try to be as novel, clever and outrageous as possible, always incorporating a bit of self-torture and humiliation in their on-screen antics. Here we see some very well-disciplined animals that are having food piled up on or around them. The goal is to see how much food you can place near the pet before the pile comes tumbling down.

(on Facebook) www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1109991159920&ref=share

(on YouTube) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmSgjPLJPs

Very Conspiratorial Video - On Facebook

A friend of mine called my attention to this video about the United States' presence in Iraq. It very much comes across like a conspiracy theory, but like all good conspiracy theories, it makes a pretty convincing story. This one is very Chomsky-esque. Listen at your own risk.

www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=111557732551&ref=share

Real Giant Robots In Japan

To celebrate Mobile Suit Gundam's 30th anniversary, the anime company has built a 1 to 1 scale statue of it's famous giant robot outside of Tokyo. Seems to be right at home in the Japanese landscape. Let's just hope they don't build a lifesized Godzilla.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM6nUX57gCg

Pink Tentacle - Japanese Technology And Culture

Robots, monsters and samurais, oh my! The Pink Tentacle blog offers up a tasty menu of Japanese cultural items for us to feast upon.

pinktentacle.com