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Enjoy a little lesson in Japanese sign language – it may prevent serious...
I always thought sign language had a certain elegance and grace to it, and I always wanted to learn it. But like many other things in life such as fashion design and ice sculpting there was never a...
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China’s toilet tech showing considerable signs of improvement
Step by step China has been steadily gaining on Japan in various facets of life. The country has surpassed Japan to become the second biggest economy in the world and they are currently making strides...
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Virtual reality gear Tesla Suit hopes to make gaming a lot more touchy-feely
Video game technology continues to find ways to make things more interactive with the recent releases of VR headsets such as the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus. Still, even with those...
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China begins blacklisting tourists caught engaged in uncivilized behavior,...
In recent years there have been numerous incidents involving Chinese tourists that have cast the nation’s people in a less than flattering light, such as when a young Chinese visitor to the Luxor...
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Only part of Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi’s amazing video game legacy could...
If you’re a fan of video games then chances are you owe a considerable debt of gratitude to Gunpei Yokoi. An employee of Nintendo since its modest days as a hanafuda card game manufacturer, he was...
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Century-old brewery crafts soy sauce specifically for use on pudding
Village Vanguard is a popular chain of novelty stores across Japan. There you can find all sorts of things from bird poop stickers to Resident Evil curry to wasabi toothpaste. As such, it’s easy to...
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Expert Swordsman Isao Machii is back and fighting fried shrimp at 130km/h for...
They don’t come much more badass than Isao Machii. Dubbed the “Heisei Samurai” or “Modern Samurai” he’s a five-time Guiness World Record holder for feats such as slicing a BB pellet in half mid-flight...
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Panasonic develops data communication using an ordinary light and smartphone
There are many ways that data is transferred these days, be it fiber optic cables, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G-LTE, and a whole slew of other brand names and acronyms the meanings of which I don’t care to...
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Lotteria continues to try making burgers out of noodles, this time they...
Despite a rather weak track-record for its hamburgers with patties of noodles, fast-food chain Lotteria is back at it with the Moko Tanmen Burger. This time around they’ve also come up with the Moko...
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Beijing man lives in an unbelievably accurate reconstruction of the sitcom...
The man pictured above is Beijing, China resident Gunther. You might be wondering why Gunther appears to be on the set of the hit ’90s sitcom Friends complete with the two leather Lazyboy recliners...
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Teacher facing charges after swallowing class pet alive
Regardless of the country you do it in, teaching can be a tough profession. Tasked with handling and helping to raise humanity’s most valuable resource, our educators must also put up with tight...
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You probably shouldn’t look at this optical illusion, it could have long-term...
Every once in a while we like to post an optical illusion that’s trending in Japan at the moment, and this time around we bring you the McCollough effect. However, this is one optical illusion you...
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Chances are you won’t solve this problem correctly
Recently a psychology student posted a copy of the “Four Card Problem” which is a logic puzzle where players must flip over the minimum number of cards to possibly prove or disprove a rule. The way to...
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McDonald’s Japan to return “free smiles” to menu
In my more formative years I worked the counter at McDonald’s. It was an okay job for someone with no prior work experience and helped to support my SNES habit. However, the one thing I hated was when...
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Live-action Bakuman trailer released, first glimpse of stars playing against...
On 20 May a trailer for the live-action Bakuman movie was posted online. Before you go groaning at another potentially lame manga/anime adaptation, this one appears to have the goods. Luckily, since...
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There’s something hiding beneath this mountain of ramen toppings, but it’s...
Ramen is pretty well-known around the world as a hearty soup of plentiful ingredients. Sure there are variations from country to country, but at the end of the day, it’s all just noodles and broth...
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Washington Post writer catches heat for “dirty Korean beer” joke
There’s a reason I don’t write for the Washington Post. Actually, there are about a thousand reasons, almost all of which pertain to my own ineptness. Another one these reasons is that I occasionally...
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Japan’s “Underground Temple” now up for virtual touring in Google Street View
Running underneath Kasukabe City, Saitama Prefecture, lies the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel – a sprawling network of waterways as long as its name. Its 6.3 kilometers (3.9...
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New Chinese smartphone game lets you bomb 15 major cities in Japan, but…
On 26 May, Chinese internet company NetEase announced the release of a new smartphone game titled The Great Tokyo Air Raid. The game allows you to pilot a bomber and drop ordnance on 14 of Japan’s...
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Grand Theft Pantsu-style romance game set for June 4 release on PS3 and PS4
Since its announcement last November, gamers all over Japan have been anxiously awaiting a new virtual outing by D3 Publisher which combines the open-world freedom of titles like Grand Theft Auto and...
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