Jellyfish as pets are all the rage in Japan, getting feature coverage on all the network news shows and even in the country's leading business daily, Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The creatures have long been popular as a food, but are now appreciated as companions for their slow, soothing movement - "like lava lamps," says the Associated Press.
Land of the Rising Craze
Jellyfish as pets are all the rage in Japan, getting feature coverage on all the network news shows and even in the country's leading business daily, Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The creatures have long been popular as a food, but are now appreciated as companions for their slow, soothing movement - "like lava lamps," says the Associated Press.
