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Why Scientists Are Stabbing Pig Carcasses with Samurai Swords

March 27, 2022 by Japan Informer

By Charles Q. Choi, Live Science Contributor Pay no attention to the person wielding a samurai sword and hacking away at a pig carcass — he's doing it for science. The bloody exercise was done to analyze wounds from both machetes and Japanese samurai swords in order to better identify murder weapons from the cut marks they leave behind. Lest you think the … [Read more...] about Why Scientists Are Stabbing Pig Carcasses with Samurai Swords

Colored Photos of the last Samurai’s from the 18th Century

August 17, 2021 by Japan Informer

Samurai have left such an impact on Japanese history that people from all over the world incorporate them in their movies and games. They are known for their utmost discipline and loyalty. They first appeared on historical records in the tenth century and gained more reputation through their amazing skills in the field of archery, swordsmanship, and horse riding. Even … [Read more...] about Colored Photos of the last Samurai’s from the 18th Century

Real-Life Samurai Chops Baseball Going 100MPH

March 27, 2020 by Japan Informer

TRISTAN COOPER @TristanACooper October 14, 2015 https://youtu.be/XSvrIZKI8mk Machii - Real-Life Samurai, chopped a baseball going 100 miles per hour. Footage of the stunt, posted on YouTube, shows the speed gun clocked the pitch at 161kmh (100mph). It then closes in on the remains of the ball, which appears to been sliced almost exactly in half. This … [Read more...] about Real-Life Samurai Chops Baseball Going 100MPH

Apple Releases Limited Year Of The Tiger Airtags For New Year In Japan

Apple has announced a 2-day promotion to celebrate the Japanese New Year. Customers in Japan will receive a free Apple gift card worth up to 24,000 yen when they purchase eligible Apple products on January 2 and January 3. Apple also announced a special edition Beats Studio Buds, which celebrates the new year. It features […]

10 Most Stunning Buildings In Tokyo

Tokyo’s urban landscape is not a collection of architectural masterpieces but a mix of grey concrete buildings. Tokyo is prone to earthquakes and doesn’t have the same number of old structures from past centuries that other parts are known for. Buildings are also constantly being torn down to make new structures. But, “new” doesn’t always […]

Japanese Husband Still Dives in Search For Wife’s Remains Since The 2011 Tsunami

A Japanese man still searches for his wife who went missing during the devastating Japanese tsunami in 2011. Yasuo Takamatsu, 64, is a widower who had lost his wife Yuko after a tsunami struck Miyagi, the city of Onagawa in Miyagi, almost a decade ago at this point. Yasuo even learned scuba diving to search […]

How to get free healthcare in Japan without insurance

Brace yourselves, Republicans and Libertarians: it turns out Japan’s social safety net provides free healthcare to people that need medical attention but have no money or insurance. It’s like Obamacare’s angry, ‘roided-up samurai cousin. That’s because there’s a somewhat vaguely-worded provision in Japanese law that states the government is obligated to provide care for those with “troubled […]

The U.S. Used Japanese Kids to Fight in the Korean War, Top Secret Documents Reveal

The U.S. took Japanese children as young as 9 to the Korean War that broke out in 1950, according to top-secret documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. Researchers from the Mainichi Shimbun obtained the files from the United States National Archives and Records Administration in January after learning that Japanese people traveled to […]

Why is Japan so obsessed with punctuality?

Japan is renowned as a nation steeped in its own unique rituals, quirks and customs There was an “incident” this week on a Japanese train. It was described by a rail company spokesperson as “truly inexcusable”, prompted a flurry of high-level apologies and staff are now being trained to prevent it from happening again.The misdemeanor […]

The Most Adorable Bird In Japan As A Delinquent Sushi

The long tailed tit (Shima Enaga) is a common sight that blends in with the snow-capped branches found on the trees of Japan’s most northernmost island, Hokkaido. However, its adorable design makes it stand out since it’s frequently described as “the most adorable bird to be found in Japan.” It’s certainly a title that it […]

Japanese Flying Squirrel Is Possibly One Of The Cutest Animals In The World

Photo story| Have you ever seen these nice, small animals of fur? These are known as the Japanese flying squirrels, a little mammal that is capable of moving from branch to branch, because of their furry membrane (patagium) between the front and back legs. While these beautiful beasts do not fly, they can float 100 […]

Education Board In Southwestern Japan To Provide Free Sanitary Products In Schools

The prefectural board of education in Southwest Japan has decided to provide periods products to all girls for free at all prefectural schools beginning from December. This is part of a more extensive campaign to address “period poverty,” in which women cannot afford pads or tampons. The Miyazaki Prefectural Board of Education tested the free […]

Japanese Man Has Spent 10 Years Saving Cats Left Behind After The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

A Japanese man has spent the last 10 years of his life helping and caring for cats left homeless by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, which struck Japan a decade ago. Sakae Kato, 57, has spent his time in dangerous circumstances, caring for the cats that were abandoned as people fled the area to escape the huge radiation leak. […]