Japan: The world's leading exporter of bicycle-riding dogs. (Image by Takato Marui.)

August has seen a huge spike in international traffic for the moronic site known as Afflictor. Canada, the U.K. and, um, Latvia are battling to see which will be crowned champion of Afflictor Nation for the month. And some countries have checked in for the first time: Romania, Colombia and Pakistan. (Godspeed to you, Pakistan, as you deal with a terrible natural disaster.)

One country that’s been with us many times before and keeps returning for more stupidity is the Land of the Rising Sun. Best known as a place where men can masturbate over used school girl panties they’ve purchased from a vending machine, Japan is a weird, homogenous nation that’s a leader in technology, disturbing game shows and icky fetishes. Whatever the Japanese are doing, it seems to be working for them because they’re smart and likable people despite their, well, cultural purity. Anyhow: Thanks for your continued interest, Japan, and please accept the warm embrace of Afflictor Nation!