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Whoopi Goldburger
W.P. Gold Burger, a.k.a. Whoopi Goldburger, is a no-nonsense burger joint in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. It was founded by Shogo and Taiji, who have been buddies since grade school and are not actually fans of Ms. Goldberg's work.
Elephant Land!
The latest video from VICE Japan is about a wacky Busch Gardens-style amusement park in Chiba Prefecture. It's owned by a happy rich lady who swings from her elephants' trunks all day and smiles a lot.
This Elementary School Dropout Built a Robot Roommate
For Tao Xiangli, it was a natural segue from building his own submarine.
This Elementary School Dropout Built a Robot in His Bedroom
After dropping out of school after the fifth grade, Tao Xiangli built his own submarine. Since then, he's been working on a constantly evolving human-size robot that lives in his bedroom. VICE visited Tao to talk about his robot and his dream to become...
Sex Church
Members of the Little Pebble Dohsyuku-kai gather in a cluttered space each morning and await secret messages from the Virgin Mary. Afterward, Jean-Marie lubes up a woman’s belly and pussy with yogurt and has sex with her at an altar as the other...
The Art of Taboo - Ren Hang
Since being a radical artist in China is such a tricky prospect, you would think that photographer Ren Hang would lay off filling his portfolio with gaping buttholes and models pissing on each other. But he hasn't, which is a good thing.
Korean Poo Wine
"Ttongsul" is a Korean rice wine mixed with the fermented turd of a human child. It has an alcoholic content of around 9 percent. A quick "Ttongsul" Google search will provide you with little more than internet-land hearsay and a flimsy Wikipedia page.
Korean Poo Wine - Trailer
"Ttongsul" is a Korean rice wine mixed with the fermented turd of a human child and has an alcoholic content of around 9 percent. Little is known about the origins of what is surely one of the world's most bizarre and gag-inducing medicines. Intrigued...
Fake Funerals in South Korea
South Korea is the suicide capital of the developed world, with an average of 43 suicides per day. Unsurprisingly, this has provoked much soul-searching.
Drunk Chefs Made Us Ramen Burgers in Tokyo
For VICE Japan's second Munchies episode we hung out with American-born ramen fanatic Keizo Shimamoto, head chef at renowned ramen joint Bassanova in Shindaita Station, Tokyo. Keizo and his fellow ramen obsessives Boom and Hiroshi took us on a...
The Art of Taboo - Nobuyuki Oura
Artists have always used taboo and controversy to pose questions about society. In the first episode of "The Art of Taboo" we focus on Oura Nobuyuki, who explains the meaning behind his highly controversial portraits of Japan's Showa emperor, titled...