Japan: Maker of the Japanese Zero, Ion Cannons

“Did I just buy you a fucking Ion Cannon?” I looked at the object I’d just paid ¥20,000 for as she removed it from the box, a volleyball-sized  glossy white sphere, resting on a swiveling base, with some kind of protruding nozzle aiming defensively at the sky. She smiled as she began toying with it, [...]

Weird Stuff Japan Loves (Volume One: Celebrity Edition)

Japan’s an isolated island nation with a mind all its own. When you come to these shores, you’re bound to find that people revel in charging ahead against the rest of the universe, like salmon swimming up a river. This leads to some pretty wacky shit. While the rest of the worldenjoys a picturesque stroll [...]