The Epsilon Rocket makes news for a number of reasons but costing a measely $37 million to launch is one of them! The Japanese rocket, Epsilon, launched from South-West Japan at 2pm local time. The rocket is headed in to space to launch a telescope in to the Earth's orbit where it will keep an eye on our neighboring planets.

It's no secret that in Japan there are some weird and crazy gadgets. Some of these gadgets make you wonder what the inventor was thinking...and then some of them there are just no words for. Allow us to introduce you to five such inventions.

If you are a fan of the KitKat then you will really appreciate today's post. Did you know that the Japanese have some of the most incredibly strange KitKat flavors?

I can only assume that the purpose of this face exerciser is to transform you into a very surprised Japanese woman.

It looks like Japan's multi-purpose vending machines are about to get a bit more up-close and personal.

In an attempt to rejuvenate their dilapidated tourism industry, Japan has set aside a budget which will give 10,000 people a free flight into the country.

In Japan, Sony has finally released the launch prices of many of their titles for the Playstation Vita -- many of which are around $77 USD.

A new application demoed at a tech show in Japan displays your brainwave functions as you play simple games on your Android phone.

Meet Hanako 2, the latest creepily lifelike robot to become a guinea pig for dental students.

The earthquake in Japan knocked out two atomic clock transmitter stations, rendering thousands of time-telling devices in that part of the country useless.