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Oh Japan. You will never cease to amaze me. Ladies and Gentleman I would like to introduce to you the Toilet Bike Neo. It's a combination of toilet and motorized tricycle that runs off of biogas derived from human waste. The tricycle is a publicity stunt by TOTO, a Japanese manufacturer of bathroom fixtures, to raise awareness for the TOTO Green Challenge, an effort by the company to cut their ca

If you weren’t vegetarian before, perhaps it’s time to make the switch. Scientists in Japan have now created a way to synthesize “beef steaks” from human feces. The discovery was made after a Tokyo sewage plant approached scientists, asking them if they could figure out a way to utilize all the sewage sludge lying around.

The number of casualties and inherent dangers continue to mount in the three weeks after that devasting earthquake and accompanying tsunami crippled Japan. Again, we are thankful for the slightest miracle or any good news that can be reported from the ongoing crisis. Well, here's another one...

This clip amused a My Country staffer, so I thought I would post it up and see what you all think. WARNING - This video contains political content. If you have high blood-pressure or are prone to getting very upset over internet videos, then I recommend that you watch this immediately - I'm really looking forward to reading everyone's comments about this one...

Japan is still trying to recover in the aftermath of the 8.9 earthquake that rocked the nation just a few days ago. Now you can now see before and after photos in an interactive overlay gallery of the Japan devastation.

The images we've been seeing and the stories we continue to hear are nothing short of mind-numbing.  In the wake of the cataclysmic  disaster that Japan is faced with, we truly cherish any good news that we can report. That lead us to Hiromitsu Shinkawa.  Hiromitsu was just rescued after spending two days at sea; floating on the roof of his home, which just happened to be 10 miles out.

It's day two for a Japan reeling from one of the biggest earthquakes in recorded history, and an equally powerful  tsunami.  Today brought yet another earthquake and more aftershocks to the region, plus the threat of a nuclear reactor meltdown following an explosion at the plant.

The biggest earthquake on record to hit Japan has caused widespread destruction across the country. A 10-meter high tsunami, triggered by the tremor, has swept inland in many places swamping everything in its path.

Our attention, prayers, thoughts, and condolences remain focused on the escalating and intensely dangerous situation in Japan and the Pacific regions. Aside from the initial devastation caused by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake, itself; evacuations and tsunami warnings remain in effect.

Only in Japan...maybe.  Video game manufacturer, Sega is test marketing an entirely different ball game.