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Japan Is Working To Create The First Ever “Space Elevator”

Advances in science and technology are taking us by surprise yet again! New and innovative pieces of technology are getting us closer and closer to space, including the recent development of a “space elevator”. A team of scientists in Japan are working to create the first ever “space elevator,” that will launch us nearly 60,000 […]

Japan lied about the weather in its Olympic bid and now athletes are paying the price

TOKYO| The finish line of the men’s triathlon Monday morning looked something like a battlefield scene, bodies sprawled out on ground, trainers coming to the aid of overheated athletes, even a few being helped off with their arms draped over shoulders. This despite the Olympics moving the start time to 6:30 a.m. in an effort […]

Meet 15 women married to the world’s biggest despots

Behind every great man is a great woman, as they say. But who stands behind the world’s dictators?In good times and in bad, the ladies of the Dictators’ Wives Club sure put up with a lot: corruption, political uprisings, and often other wives. Some, like Rwandan first lady Jeannette Kagame, use their position to advocate […]

Giant Straw Animals Invade Japanese Fields After Rice Harvest And They’re So Badass

JAPAN| Every year, during the Fall in Norther Japan, the Wara Art Festival takes place. Here Musashino Art University student in Tokyo creates stunning sculptures out of rice straw. This is how you create these amazing creations: braid the golden straw on a wooden frame that’s shaped like the animal it’s creating. You can create lions and gorillas […]

Saitama police chief resigns after drunken theft of 5 rolls of toilet paper

The chief of the Fukaya Police Station has resigned after an investigation revealed his alleged theft of toilet paper last month, police said on Thursday, reports TBS News At around 8:00 p.m. on May 29, Takashi Tanaka, 60, allegedly stole five rolls of toilet paper — valued at around 170 yen — from a toilet […]

The Unlikely Success Story of a Man Who Gets Paid to Do Nothing

A 37-year-old Japanese man has built a successful career by renting himself out to do nothing. For some reason, he is inundated with requests from people who just want him by their side. In just two years, Shoji Morimoto has gone from being just another unemployed middle-aged man in Tokyo, to a minor Japanese celebrity, […]

Japanese Ramen Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke Risk, Study Says

Japan｜ A recent study in Japan has reportedly found a link between eating ramen and dying from heart attacks. Researchers from Jichi Medical University investigated the association between the prevalence of ramen restaurants and stroke mortality in Japanese prefectures, Quartz reports. In the paper published in Nutrition Journal, the scientists studied the health data of […]

Video of Israeli athletes breaking cardboard village bed goes viral

TOKYO| A video posted on social media showing nine members of Israel’s Olympic baseball team destroying a bed at the Olympic Village has gone viral after Israeli public broadcaster KAN reported on the post. The bed frames in the Olympic Village are made from cardboard, which was adopted as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional […]

Creative Cosplayer Crafts Hilariously “Low Cost” Costumes That Are Brilliant

You might think that to dress in cosplay, you’ve got to have a lot of fancy supplies to make your costume. But as Anucha Saengchart (aka Lonelyman) shows, you just need some basic materials and creative thinking. His hilarious Low Cost Cosplay is a wildly popular project in which he documents how he transforms into […]

Ugandan Olympic athlete who went missing in Japan to return home

OSAKA | An athlete from Uganda who went missing last week from his pre-Olympic training camp in western Japan has been found and headed back to his home country late Wednesday, officials said. The mayor of Izumisano, which hosted the training camp, said at a press conference that Julius Ssekitoleko expressed hopes of staying in […]