Monkeys serve drinks in Japanese tavern

monkey see monkey do

Wait until the monkeys learn to unionise.

Q. What did the monkey waiter say when he picked up the steaming hot towel?
A. Ooh ooh ah ah!

Why not. We could train a monkey to run our country as good as a rupublican can.

Like there aren't enough humans out there who need jobs. WTF. Can animals be able to be animals?

Yay monkey business.

Haha...Japanese people are humorous.

dabokalible i think therefore i wan the monkey to be my friend rather then serve under me . i allso need a monkey that will take care of my plants and learn to type his thoughts in english...... that would be awsomn

Just caught the current.com news update and had a comic relief moment upon seeing the monkeys serving it up. Wow. I am truly speechless. I don't know where to start. Maybe in Japan. Konichiwa.
Danielmklopp

wow. thats cool. this guy obviously cares for his animals. they are regulated by some means, and if its allowed, then clearly local officials are in charge of making sure sanitary practices are taking place. as far as "the chain around their neck" goes, please - its a collar. like the ones on cats and dogs. can we say over sensitive?

I didn't know monkeys could walk around on two legs.

too kewl for skewl >>
i wonder if they could cook up some ramen?

This beats cheap labour... I find it profoundly disturbing - these are not domestic animals. Note that they have chains around their necks, which means that when they are not working, they are chained.

MONKEY BUTLERS!

imagine! teach a monkey how to shoot guns and let him loose on the streets with guns.
it makes me laugh so hard every time i think about it.

So much for the bar tenders in the world. Their jobs are being taken by robot's AND monkey's now.

I am sickened by the way people treat animals.

Fucking assholes.

I hope that bar owner ends up under the wheels of a bus.

I think that McDonalds needs to get on this band wagon

They're taken are jobs!

That's cool. I mean yeah you can get the wrong ideas and stuff, but if you have a pet and it decides to help you out in some way to be apart of your pack the that's there decision... Now if it was forced then I'd see there being a problem with it.

Loool does no one see the Ironic side to this?? Does this mean Monkeys are clever or humans are really stupid?? If a monkey can serve drinks doesn't that make people who serve drinks as capable as a monkey??

Does this remind anybody else of the flintstones?

I'd like a feces-laced rum and coke, please.

I just hope they aren't a new free labor option for cheap bar owners. At least pay the monkeys in bananas.

Here in America the monkeys run our financial system and government.

There is no way I want a monkey touching my drink. They like to throw their own crap. Ewww!

"You Maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!"

And so it begins.

To all the people calling this "animal slavery" I want to know how you figure this to be slavery when animals do a multitude of jobs around the world? horses plow fields and transport people, mule transport goods, birds carry messages, bees pollinate flowers, dogs help the blind...hell ever heard of a helper monkey? How is a waiter monkey different than any of these? Because I certainly dont consider horseback riding animal slavery.

As long as the monkeys are being treated well, I dont see how you can call this slavery.

I guess its a bit of some animal slavery behind it, but monkeys can do some extraordinary things that they can perform...but animal slavery is animal slavery..

they should work at the Applebees by my house...it would really be an upgrade.

This is horrible on two parts, 1: this just isn't cool for the monkeys, 2: There are waiters out there that might have to actually say that they lost their job to a monkey...I wonder what the salary and benifits package is like for the monkeys?

Bartender: "What'll it be?"

Patron: "Umm I'll have a Red Bull and Ebola with a shot of lice"

I want a monkey who knows how to roll a J. And maybe play sitar. Then, when i'm smoking, I could be like "HOLY SHIT, that monkey is playing sitar'

willing to bet that monkeys throwing feces at each other would have been more entertaining.

Im going Tokyo next week and Ive already scheduled this one into my trip!

"He hopes to bring up a new generation of japanese waiters and waitresses."
is it just me or does that sound kinda...

This is the best news story of the week so far, just behind that naked Spanish guy swimming in the moat at the Japanese Imperial Palace. What's up, Tokyo? Why are you Mr. Sparkle?

sake and monkeys? - BRILLZ!

How long before they hire Bobby Olongo?

I would rather be a waiter than do the kind of work for humans that chickens and cows do.

No Thanks.
http://www.wpxi.com/news/17617369/detail.html

Waiter, there's a monkey pooping in my soup..

They're just monkeying around...

I think it's cute, and how are those monkeys less clean than humans? I'm sure the boss gets them to clean up beforehand. It looks like they're treated very well also - all that attention - and they did say that Yat-chan learnt voluntarily. Looks like they enjoy it to me.

Wow, This is 21th century !!! Monkey are Doctrine..
Japanese master. Monkey wisdom to Human..."Shemokitazawa!!!!!

This is so dumb, but the people interviewed take it so seriously. Seems monkeys are favored over human beings in Tokyo, according to this strange story.

How is that sanitary?

Eerie.

Haaaha I love it. As long as they're treated well, (which it look like they very much are) and as long as they want to do it, why not?

Those little dudes dress better than me! hahahaha

That's amazing! To think that the owner doesn't have them clean up before working is silly. They seem to be well liked amongst the community and i think they are down right cute. I would give them all of my boiled soy beans.

When they retire unlike other waiters the clients can cook and eat the monkeys.

Watch out for Macdonalds recruiting some new staff as they like to pay peanuts

Big Mac Monkey burger with fries Mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Aw, how cute! If I ever go to Tokyo I know where I'm going.

Animal slavery?

I love it! I wouldn't be able to stop laughing if I was there!

This is just wrong ... first of all, yes, are the animals treated well? Secondly, would you really want a monkey to touch your drink and towel? I think it is pretty gross!