DWT sites: DWT | Tokyo Zakka! Japanese Gadgets! | WeTokyo Friendfinder | Jobs in Japan | Eigo Factory | Snapp! Mobile PR & Marketing NEW!!


Tokyo police can track missing monkey on Twitter
January 13th, 2009

That crazy little monkey that’s been taunting Tokyo police since August 2008 has moved into a new home. It seems the wacky macaque monkey – dubbed Makawaii – spends its nights at an internet café.

The impish ape first showed up – alone – at Shibuya train station in Tokyo in August, 2008. The critter dodged a police dragnet and has been living undercover for almost 6 months.

We’ve learned now that the cyber café home to the monkey is authorized to act as the monkey’s official address, which will be helpful if the ape is searching for a job.

However,  the macaque’s posts on Twitter suggest the simian prefers peeing on its cubicle neighbors between sessions of computer gaming and late-night snacking. Click here to see new unretouched photos and read the update on the Tokyo Shibuya monkey.

(via Lets Japan)

Hire us to write for you, consult on Japan tech and more.
Click here and let us know what you need and maybe follow us on Twitter for all sorts of Japan adventuring.


10:37 PM Mark Weitzman • Permalink
Japan | Off Topic | WTF?
Tagged with: monkeys police twitter
Add a comment | More DWT | Get a cool job in Japan! | Follow us on Twitter

Share this story online:

SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend

Or try the world's biggest matchmaking site:


Japanese gadgets from Tokyo Zakka!Perfect gifts for your nerdiest friends back home!


Next entry: Big Brother software tracks humans in live video

Previous entry: Counting the quake-is-coming countdown alert systems in Japan


C'mon - let's hear it...

Spammers beware: Any links in comments to commercial websites will be treated as paid advertising and will be charged at rate of $10 per link per day. Invoices will be sent to the idiots who hire you for so-called SEO jobs. All you good people will always keep it real, of course - thanks!