Category: Japan
Open Post: Hosted By The Penguins Who Refuse To Eat Cheap Fish
What’s black and white and only eats premium fish despite your many attempts to feed it a more budget-friendly version? A group of penguins in Japan! After the price of fish spiked over the last year, an aquarium in Japan had to update the menu for their penguins to include some cheaper fish. Annoyingly for the aquarium, the penguins don’t understand the voodoo magic of the economy and have refused to eat some subpar mackerel. Damn. Inflation is truly affecting everyone, even flightless birds!
Open Post: Hosted By A Japanese “Super Death” Roller Coaster That Was Suspended After Injuring Riders
Sorry, adrenaline junkies. Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland Park has been forced to suspend the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster after at least six people reported injuries from the ride. Six people since December. Do-Dodonpa is famous for its “super death” acceleration, the fastest in the world; it hits 112 miles per hour in just 1.56 seconds. Literally breakneck speeds. Like, literally literally; four of the six injured riders claim to have broken their necks or backs on the ride. See, this is why I stick to Ferris wheels and lazy river raft rides. A much smaller risk of neck breakage and wild geese hurling themselves at your face.
Open Post: Hosted By These Transparent Toilets In Tokyo
Japan. Their technology is about fifty years ahead of the rest of us. This means that in roughly half a century, we’ll all be doing our business in stylish restrooms with transparent walls. This is based on the recent installation of futuristic toilets in two Tokyo parks. They were designed by famous Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. The toilets have see-through walls until you enter and lock the door. Then the walls become opaque, so no one can see you inside. I can only assume Shigeru is a wizard, because that shit is clearly magic. Continue reading
Because of COVID-19, Theme Parks In Japan Are Asking Roller Coaster Riders To Not Scream
This new coronavirus landscape we live in has been an adjustment. People have been buying inflatable suits to hug their loved ones. Restaurants have used mannequins and bumper tables to keep people apart. Enter: Japan. Japan has some new approaches when it comes to daily life. And that includes roller coasters. Japan has been doing pretty well with coronavirus and lifted its emergency order this week, leading to reopenings including amusement parks. To help prevent the spread of disease as people interact again, theme parks in Japan have asked that you kindly not scream when you’re on roller coasters. Fearfully shitting your pants is fine, though.
Tokyo Has Opened A “Social Distancing” Cafe
Kotaku says that Japan is ahead of the cafe game, as usual. The place that brought us hedgehog cafes, ninja cafes, maid cafes, vampire cafes, cat cafes, maid cafes, and “kawaii monster” cafes now has the next evolution in cafe-ing. Businesses have to adjust to our new coronavirus plague-ridden way of life and so Japan has created their very own “social distancing cafe.” Do you want to go out but also stay the fuck away from people? This Marie Antoinette schoolhouse-looking cafe is for you!
Open Post: Hosted By The $1 A Night Hotel In Japan That Comes With A Catch
USA Today reports that a new hotel has opened in Japan that is perfect for YouTubers, people who have sex on camera, and people who are afraid of getting murdered in a strange hotel. I mean, that could still happen, but at this one, your murder will be live-streamed. So your killer will be caught on camera. Yes, a hotel has opened which will live-stream camera feeds from rooms for a guest’s full stay. But the stay will only cost you $1 a day.