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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

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

Japan Is Testing Massive Undersea Turbines For Alternative Energy Sources

Since the tragic meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant in 2011, authorities have been searching for new sources of green energy. And it seems like they will not stop until they find sustainable, and efficient source. Bloomberg reports that Japanese heavy equipment manufacturer IHI Corp has successfully tested a prototype of an airplane-sized turbine […]

Jung Hae-in Might Be Featured In Japanese Director Takashi Miike’s “Connect”

South Korean actor Jung Hae-in has been awfully busy these days, mostly because of the hit success of his Netflix Series, “D.P” last August. Tons of new offers for roles have piled up on the actor’s doorstep. Among them, the drama “Connect” might possibly be his next project. FNC Entertainment announced that Jung Hae-in has […]

Japanese Man And Women Arrested For Organizing 120 People Orgy Party And Assisting Public Indecency

On the 14th of June, two individuals were taken into custody for allegedly hosting and participating in an orgy in central Japan. The people in question are Saeko Kato ( aged 51 and a nurse by profession) and Teruaki Tabuchi (aged 54 and a self-defense officer) got arrested on suspicion of assisting public indecency. According […]

Taured Mystery: The Man Who Vanished As Mysteriously As He Came

The Man From Taured The Man Said That His Country Has Been In Existence For 1000 Years And Was A Little Puzzled Why His Country Was Called Andorra On The Map. It was July 1954 when a smartly dressed man arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan. Much like other passengers, he makes his way […]

Japan Declares State of Emergency Again in Tokyo and three other prefectures

Japan’s government has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three neighbouring prefectures in an attempt to curb the rise in coronavirus cases. Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said, “The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the country has created a situation that could have a serious impact on people’s lives and the economy. Therefore, I […]

The train station that stayed open for a single school girl finally closes down

Last year Kyu-shirataki Station made headlines around the world for staying open just to send one girl to school, but now that she’s graduating, it’s time to pack it in. News of delaying closures along the “Shiraktaki Series” of stations to accommodate a single student began to make headlines in Japan last year and by […]

Panasonic Finally Admits The Suicide Of Employee In 2019 Was Due To Overwork

In a rare admission of its responsibility, Japanese electronic giant Panasonic acknowledged its fault and apologized for the death of a former employee due to overwork. This former worker, at the time a 43-year-old male hailed from Hiroshima Prefecture. His journey with Panasonic began back in the year 2003 where he started as merely a […]

Japan is getting a Disney Mickey Mouse Shinkansen bullet train this spring!

Japan is getting a Disney Mickey Mouse Shinkansen bullet train this spring! The Shinkansen is already the undisputed coolest way to get around the country, but even then, operator JR (Japan Railways) likes to occasionally add an extra dash of coolness to its bullet trains by decking them out in special salutes to beloved animated […]

Japan And U.S. To Work Together To Make First Moon Landing By A Japanese Possible

On Thursday, during U.S. President’s trip to Tokyo, a special collaboration goal to make a moon landing by a Japanese astronaut became public, according to close sources. The announcement, which will be made by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Vice President Joe Biden as an element of the Artemis project, is a multi-national effort led […]

5 safest cities for women in the world

Women are the ones who are most troubled by safety before going anywhere. Many news are heard where woman are raped, become the victim of violence, murder and kidnapping in the cities in day light. But there are some cities and countries in the world where there is full preparation of safety and female tourists […]