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Japanese Researchers Developed An App To Detect Cat Pain

July 3, 2023 by Japan Informer

Cats are considered lucky in Japan, and those who own these beloved pets are known to spend a fortune on their maintenance. However, cats are hard to decipher. Their mood constantly changes, and you can't tell what devious plan they're coming up with or they're in pain. A technology company and a university in Tokyo collaborated to create an application based on thousands of … [Read more...] about Japanese Researchers Developed An App To Detect Cat Pain

Maneki-Neko: Interesting History Of The Japanese Lucky Cat

September 16, 2022 by Japan Informer

You've likely seen the little Maneki-Neko decoration waving at you from shop windows and eateries if you've ever traveled to Japan or other Asian countries. The Maneki-Neko figure, also known as the greeting cat, fortunate cat, money cat, joyful cat, and calling cat, is said to bring fortune to establishments. The renowned fortunate charm has a complex history and dates back to … [Read more...] about Maneki-Neko: Interesting History Of The Japanese Lucky Cat

A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese ‘Cat Island’

March 29, 2022 by Japan Informer

Aoshima Island is one of about a dozen "cat islands" around Japan, small places where there are significantly more feline residents than people. In Aoshima more than a hundred cats prowl the island, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in the quiet fishing village. Cats outnumber humans six to one on the island. Recently becoming popular online, tiny Aoshima has … [Read more...] about A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese ‘Cat Island’

Japanese Cat Motimaru Becomes YouTube’s Most Viewed Cat

September 15, 2021 by Japan Informer

2019 wasn't the best of the years for us. Australia’s Black Summer, extradition bill on Hongkong that led to massive protests, the UK leaving the European Union are only a few examples. However, 2019 was also the year when a future YouTube star was born. He’s a Scottish Fold called Motimaru (pronounced as Mochi-maru). His YouTube career started at the age of 50days, … [Read more...] about Japanese Cat Motimaru Becomes YouTube’s Most Viewed Cat

A Japanese waitress was fired for adding her own blood to cocktails she served

A waitress at the Mondaiji Con Cafe Daku in Sapporo, Hokkaido was fired after it was discovered that she had added her own blood to cocktails she served to unsuspecting customers. The cafe, whose name translates to ‘Problem Child Concept Café’, issued an apology for the incident. Earlier this month, the cafe took to Twitter […]

Action-Packed Photos That Make Cats Look Like Ninjas

This adorable series by Japanese photographer Hisakata Hiroyuki has cats posing as if they were martial arts masters. Ever wondered what would happen if cats started sparing? Hiroyuki’s photos present a pretty convincing reality. To capture these dynamic shots, Hiroyuki holds a toy above the cat, just out of view of the camera. Cats reach […]

Genetic Research On Teeth Proves That Native Americans Did Not Come From Japan

After examining the ancient teeth of Japanese and Native American ancestral groups, scientists found no close relationship. Until now, researchers suspected that Native Americans were related to the Jomon from Japan alive about 15,000 years ago. Archeological studies of various findings across these two landmasses also suggested the same thing back then. However, new genetic […]

Giant Straw Animals Invade Japanese Fields After Rice Harvest And They Are Absolutely Badass

Fall is a season of harvesting, and festivals to celebrate it are currently taking place all over the world. In Northern Japan, the Wara Art Festival recently rang in the September-October rice season, and it’s a wildly inventive and fun way to repurpose rice straw left over from the harvest. Wara Art Festival has been taking place […]

Japanese University Uses Robots To Facilitate Online Graduation

People around the globe have struggled to cope with the pandemic that has plagued our planet for a while now.Unfortunately, many university students have to finish their degrees online. This takes away the joy of graduation. Considering many years of hard work of the students, one university in Japan decided to give them the respect […]

Japan’s Emperor and Empress Celebrate 30 Years Into Marriage

Japan’s Emperor and Empress celebrated 30 years into marriage on Friday. They said they felt “deeply emotional” as they thought about their marriage and thanked the people for their love and support. “We are deeply grateful for having been able to experience many things together and come this far by helping each other and sharing […]

Japanese women asked what they would do if they had a man’s body for one day in survey

Japanese survey site Minna no Koe recently polled Japanese women about what they would do if they were a man for one day. 4,043 respondents weighed in with their hypothetical plans, so let’s take look at the top eight. 8. Give someone a kabe-don (3 percent of respondents) While the maneuver doesn’t require any exclusively male anatomy parts, the romantic […]

Japanese Zoo Escape Drill Goes Viral And People Are Laughing At The Real Lions’ Reaction

We have all been through various emergency drills, right? Whether that would be a fire drill at work or a beautiful flight attendant waving their hand around, going through all the things that could go wrong on-flight. But, as it turns out, the Internet is full of surprises and offers not only endless cat videos […]

Loving Husband Spends 2 Years Planting Thousands Of Flowers For His Blind Wife To Smell

Countless husbands across the world will have picked up a bouquet of flowers for their wives to celebrate their love for Valentine’s Day. But one husband in Japan has taken it to the next level, after he spent a decade creating a landscape of pink blooms to cheer up his wife after she went blind. […]

Don’t Forget to do these things when you meet some adorable mini frogs at a Japanese vending machine

Even amphibians love Japan’s unmanned drink dispensers, but what do you do if you want your change? Among the many great things about Japanese vending machines is that they never fail to take paper money. When you slide your 1,000-yen bill into a Japanese vending machine, you can be certain it will accept your payment as surely as […]