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NASA and JAXA Holding Manga Character Contest, Design a Mascot for their Mission
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are joining forces on the Global Precipitation Measurement Project (GPM Project). Now that...
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Pool Season is Just Around the… Dear God! Someone Help Them!
It looks like winter is behind us in Japan now and we can soon look forward to taking a dip outdoors. However, it looks as if these people jumped the gun by a month or so and took the plunge early…...
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You Asked for It and Now It’s Here: See-Through Paper! You Did Ask for It,...
On 18 March an announcement was made that shook the world of manufacturing. For centuries man has had to endure white paper for writing down notes, works of art, or fake telephone numbers from girls...
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Forget Filthy Fingers, Soon Your Smartphone Can Check Your Pulse Just by...
Fujitsu Labs recently announced it is finalizing technology which lets you check and monitor your pulse just by pointing a camera at your face. The company claims results can be achieved in as little...
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Japanese Chocolaty Frozen Snack Commercials Disturbing Yet Oddly Comforting
Earlier this month a series of commercials were released by Akagi Dairy, the makers of the popular Gari Gari Kun frozen ice pops. These spots were to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the company’s...
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Sakura Mikuman Too Cute to Eat, We Do So Anyway
The long standing collaboration between Japan’s premier virtual pop star and ubiquitous convenience store continues this spring with the Hatsune Miku de Sakura no Uta campaign. Unfortunately, the...
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Why Do People Wear Underwear on the Heads?
Recently around the world and in Japan there has been a sudden upswing in the number of people wearing underwear (namely panties or briefs) over their heads. A photography book full of images of girls...
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SRF’s Earthquake Protection Strips Give New Meaning to “Band-Aid Solution”
Dr. Shunichi Igarashi has surprised even himself with his line of Super Reinforcement with Flexibility (SRF) technology. SRF basically involves wrapping the columns and walls of building in adhesive...
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Wow Guests at Your Next Party with 50 Egg Yolks Straight from the Rice Cooker
Here at RocketNews24 we are no strangers to excessive consumption of ordinary foodstuffs. We even once constructed a bowl of gyudon with 10 raw eggs on top. Still, we have to doff our caps to this...
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The Genesis of the Nintendo Famicom-Shaped Guitar: The Family Comguitar.
Behold: a guitar shaped like an 8-bit Nintendo Famicom (NES) console with a pair of controllers! Aside from a few alterations, the body is nearly to scale with the game machine. Let’s take a look to...
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IKEA Giving Away Free Breakfast for Limited Time
We all love Swedish housewares chain IKEA for their reliable selection of TISDAGs and RÅSKOGs, and whenever I’m out shopping for a new SLÄT I like to stop by the cafeteria for their 99 yen (US$1)...
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Would You Like Some Emerald Green Shrimp with Your Pink Water?
Following the hot-pink water coming out of taps in Jinan, China last week, the nation continues to be experiencing food discoloration of acid trip proportions. Shrimp that turns vibrant green when...
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Osaka Festival Taking Cosplay to the Streets
Long has Osaka’s DenDen Town lived in the shadow of its predecessor, Tokyo’s Akihabara. While having grown into streets lined with manga, computer parts, video game, figure, and costume shops along...
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Lunch Exchange: We Taste Test Japanese “Station Bentos” from New York’s Grand...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Tokyo Station as well as Grand Central Station, New York: two titans of transportation who have served their respective metropolises proud. To honor this...
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How a Train Delay Led to a Blind Lady Getting Yelled At: A Cautionary Tale...
You would think any transportation business would realize that in the event of a massive delay, a steady flow of information to the passengers is crucial. Still, places like Kunming Changshui...
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Japanese Parent Finds Ideal Place to Hide Tissues from Baby, Earns Respect...
Infants love boxes of tissue, and playing with tissue boxes can be a great way for them to develop sensory perception and fine motor skills. However, once the necessary experience has been met, it can...
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The Five Most Popular Places to Kill Oneself or The Top Five Places to Save a...
Japan often gets a reputation as a suicide-heavy nation but the social problem of self-destruction is something all parts of the world have to tackle. The following is a list of five places in the...
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Chinese Man Arrested for Collection of Over 700,000 Adult Videos on His Hard...
At the trial of Li Wan Hao, a web designer living in Hong Kong, the court was shocked at the extent of porn saved on his hard drive. Unfortunately for Li somewhere in that sea of explicit content were...
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Why Aren’t Breasts Photographed from Below More Often? We Attempt to Unlock...
A new paper released by RocketNews24’s department of Cybermammography addresses the controversial topic of images depicting women’s chests from below. Having scoured countless images of scantily clad...
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Never Let Go of Your Lizard Umbrella, Even When You Let Go of It
On rainy days, especially in Asia, a dozen or so umbrellas can be seen sitting outside of stores and other buildings. For thieves or people with momentary rain-soaked lapses in conscience it the...
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