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Japan’s Amazon Prime Day sale offering huge discounts on million-dollar...
Around the world, 15 July is Prime Day over at the online retailer Amazon. This is the day when members of their subscription service Amazon Prime get in on one big sale that they claim is as big as...
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Korea’s Mexicana Chicken offers fried chicken in strawberry, banana, and...
On 5 July, Korean chicken restaurant Mexicana Chicken unveiled their new selection of “Stoplight Chicken” which are small pieces of boneless chicken coated in flavored powders colored red, yellow, and...
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A lemon has infinite vitamin C: unofficial joint study of Soft Drink...
For some reason Japanese people love them some excessive amounts of vitamin C. Go to any convenience store or supermarket and your sure to find competing brands of drinks all loaded with the...
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I scream, you scream, we all scream at “Soft Susheam”
If you’re thinking that one “would have to be out of their ever-lovin’ mind to mix sushi and soft serve ice cream,” then you’re not alone; that’s exactly what our reporter Nakano thought when he...
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Soak yourself in 100% pure hot spring water at home for less than 100 yen!
In the land of earthquakes, typhoons, blistering summers and mountains of snow in the winter, Japan’s plentiful and luxurious hot springs are Mother Nature’s way of letting us know that she doesn’t...
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Sushi shop in Tokyo has no name, passes savings on to you with 10-yen sushi!
In Yoyogi, Tokyo, there stands an unnamed sushi shop which sells impressively crafted sushi at rock-bottom prices. It’s a fairly new restaurant, known to locals as “The Sushi Shop With No Name” or...
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PanTea? This pair of granny panties in a teapot can be yours for only 1...
If you’re like me, then you certainly love gazing at a piece of modern art while sipping white wine out of a vinegar dispenser with a wilted rose floating inside. But if you’re one of those weirdos...
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“Nintendo president assassinated by Freemasons” conspiracy theory floats...
It has been five days since Satoru Iwata, the much beloved president of Nintendo, tragically passed away, and fans have been dealing with the sudden loss in numerous different ways – some with written...
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Video of Chinese couple doing it in changing room triggers Uniqlo selfie boom
Young people around Beijing have suddenly begun taking selfies in front of a Uniqlo shop as a part of a recent trend that started online. Many of the photographs depict a man standing behind his...
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New Bases Loaded game coming to PS4, ability to bunt a home run may be intact
On 26 June, 1987, Moeru!! Puro Yakyu (Burn!! Pro Baseball!!) hit the Japanese gaming market and one year later came to North America as Bases Loaded. It was a revolutionary game at the time with new...
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Australia’s Muzz Buzz coffee shop to open Japan’s first drive-through outlet...
If you were to overlay a map of Japan with the locations of major restaurant and retail chains both domestic and international, the Chugoku region would look like a meteor hit it and Tottori...
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Japanese government recognizes equal salon rights, men now “permitted” to get...
A huge victory in the metrosexual rights movement was made last week when the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare decided to abolish a guideline which stated that “men should not be able...
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Mr. Sato discovers the band of his dreams: this small box
Hardcore readers of RocketNews24 may have caught the very few instances where Mr. Sato has pulled out a guitar and started playing. It’s easy to miss, though, as Mr. Sato is what’s known as a bochi...
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How one man dealt with his cola-colored urine
“With my pants around my ankles, I stared at the toilet bowl for a while. Finally a dark cloud spread through the water. What is this bloody stuff in my urine?! I thought looking at its poisonous...
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Thousands sign petition against TPP’s supposed copyright conditions
A few months ago, it was reported that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement may contain changes to copyright laws that many are calling “excessive.” In response to this, a growing number of...
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Video shows strangers in Singapore rally to lift truck, rescue man from...
An act of tremendous altruism occurred in the city-state of Singapore late last week when dozens of strangers from different countries all came together in an attempt to help a man pinned beneath a...
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Waku Waku Gates and Magic Seats make Honda minivan cooler than it should be
Motor vehicles can generally be divided into two camps: function and style. On one end of the spectrum you might find head-turning sports cars that look sweet and can outrun both Smokey and the...
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Japan’s oldest sushi train serves up unorthodox Blueberry Cream Sushi
Around the internet there is a Japanese term, majikichi, which is short for “Maji de kichigai jimiteru kara yamero” or “Stop because you seriously seem to be losing your mind”. Needless to say it’s a...
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Beijing to enact “Good Person Protection Ordinance”
In a lot of major cities around the world, people are hesitant to get involved when they see an injured person. After all, if movies have taught us one thing, it’s that the people who go to check on...
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Tokyo man arrested for stealing women’s “treasures” and other general creepiness
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have announced the arrest of one Shochi Nagata for allegedly sending an email to a woman in her 30s containing photos of herself along with pictures of her shoes and...
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