Starting in 1997, Japanese machine shop owner Hitoshi Takahashi started building this 17-ton robot. Two diesel engines allow the machine to walk at a brisk 2.5 MPH, which is just fast enough to walk straight into my mecha-loving heart.
This series of photographs was taken in the Maniwa and Okayama Prefectures of Japan. Using a slow shutter speed, the region's mating fireflies create an amazing scene of neon light on the natural landscape. Check out all of them here, and more in the gallery below!
Japanese pro wrestling champ Kazuchika Okada made this entrance into the ring, effectively putting all other wrestlers to shame. We're only sad that Okada didn't go Final Fantasy on his opponent and take that sword into the ring.
