This Japanese Eatery Only Employs People With Dementia – The Restaurant Of Mistaken Orders
You may order sushi and get an omelet, or ask for a glass of water only to see the waiter drinking it on their way past your table. As strange as it sounds, the only qualification needed to work here is that you have to suffer from dementia.
Daylight Robbery At Rolex Store Gets Viral Treatment [Video]
The chilled guy with his hands behind his back who casually strolls up and closes the door is classic.
This Guy Found The Perfect Job For People Who Like To Do Nothing
Tokyo’s Shoji Morimoto has rebranded himself as a Rental-Do-Nothing-Man and it’s surprisingly lucrative.
Case Closed After Japanese Fugitive Confirmed Dead In SA
Two Japanese men fled from their home country to South Africa, hoping to get away with murder. But their plan to build a new life in KwaZulu-Natal didn’t go to script in the end.
Tokyo Is No Longer The World’s Safest City
Every second year since 2015, the Economist Intelligence Unit has released a Safe Cities Index that calculates the world’s safest city based on five pillars of urban security.
3D Monster Cat Billboard In Tokyo Goes Viral [Video]
There’s a gigantic 3D cat stopping crowds at a busy intersection in Tokyo, and it follows the usual feline routine of waking up, meowing, and then sleeping some more.
Tokyo Drive-In Haunted House Is The Stuff Of Nightmares [Video]
In Tokyo, if you’re after a good scare, you visit Kowagarasetai, a haunted house and horror event production company.
And The Safest City In The World Is…
Here’s a list of the top 10 safest cities in the world to add to your bucket list when planning future trips.
In Tokyo The Police Have Drones With Nets That Catch Other Drones [Video]
Tokyo has taken to the air to remove the threats of suspicious drones in only a way they would.
Five Of The Craziest Nail Designs From Tokyo’s Nail Expo [Images]
You would never think that nails could come in so many different shapes and forms – even lengths – but Tokyo easily proves you wrong.
Obviously Women In Tokyo Are Selling Advertising Space On Their Thighs [VIDEO]
This is how to get your brand noticed in “advert-saturated” Tokyo. This Tokyo PR agency is using women’s thighs to place adverts.
These 10 Cities Have The Highest Concentration Of Millionaires In The World [PICS]
Here’s a fun fact: Tokyo plays host to almost half a million millionaires. In fact, it turns out Asia has a lot of millionaires. Asian cities dominated this top 10 list of cities with the highest populations of millionaires.
Tokyo Tops List Of Most Expensive Cities For 2012
Every year, investment consulting firm Mercer releases its list of the most expensive cities in the world. Last year, Luanda (the capital city of Angola) held the top spot, but this year sees Tokyo taking over as the most expensive city in the world. See the full top ten list after the jump.
Japan Opens World’s Tallest Tower
Japan just opened its tallest tourist attraction yet, the much-anticipated 634 metre tall Skytree tower in Tokyo. It took four years to build, cost 65 million Yen to make, is about twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, just beats out the 600m tall Canton Tower in China, and even survived the devastating earthquakes that rocked Japan about a year ago, barely denting its construction schedule.
Japan’s Eco-Friendly Christmas Lights [PICS]
It’s the Year of Setsuden in Japan, which Google tells me means “saving electricity'”; this means that the lavish Christmas illuminations that Tokyo usually sets up are a little hard to justify. Minna no Illumi has found a pretty neat solution to the problem, though, with an entirely biodiesel-powered display.