What would a dog say if it could talk? "Stranger", "fight", "walk", "alone", "ball" and "play", according to scientists who have developed a computer programme to translate dog barks. The special programme analysed more than 6,000 barks from 14 Hungarian sheepdogs in six different situations. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hold Takara Tomy’s Meowlingual cat-langauge electronic interpretation device next to your cat as it meows. The palm-sized gadget will then interpret what your cat's meows and purrs really mean. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Japanese man was arrested for calling a food company's toll-free number 500 times in 16 months because he wanted to hear the woman's voice on the automated tape. picked by funkfrost 2 years ago

Many pet owners claim that their pets talk to them, that inside the barks and meows there are distinct meanings that can be discovered. But a new study believes a bark serves no such purpose. Rather, it reflects an internal conflict a domesticated dog feels—and a conflict that can be traced back 10,000 years. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

This is the funniest tetris game ever... Trust the Japanese to think of something like this... picked by Ankabout 2 years ago

Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease. picked by karenben 1 year ago

A classic meal of human desperation, tree bark has become a must-have during periods of scarcity. But you don’t have to eat it al dente the way termites and beavers do picked by suebe 3 months ago

Carrying on the time honoured tradition of Mothra, he Japanese have, it would seem, developed a penchant for putting enormous insects in a box to see which will win in a fight.

Taken from Japanese Bug Fights picked by juaner899 2 years ago

A Japanese participant in the unusual sport of extreme ironing, in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron clothing, has succeeded in an extreme ironing attempt on the top of Mount Fuji. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Over the coming months, thousands of dolphins - some only a few days old - will be hacked to death.
The dolphin meat is so toxic because the seas around Japan have become a soup of industrial wastes. These poisons become concentrated in fish, which the dolphins then eat. And when the Japanese eat the dolphins, they progressively poison themselves. picked by kakana 3 months ago

In an effort to make Plime a worldwide phenomenon, we are joining up with the Japanese version to have a multi-cultural tree of links with an automatic translator between English and Japanese.

The website will be down for 2-3 weeks starting at midnight tomorrow and all karma levels WILL be reset to level the playing field for our newest Plimates! picked by tdiggity 2 years ago

This is really cool. Even though the method is obvious, it's so well done. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

The Prince of Wales was right all along. Plants really do like it if you talk to them.

What he did not know is that they prefer to hear a woman’s voice. And what really encourages them to grow is a direct descendant of Charles Darwin. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

This is a very creative performance.
I especially enjoyed the ending. picked by mandirio 2 years ago

Cool game show, but why the trippy hooded jumpsuits? picked by kxmk 2 years ago