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Hovering lights sighted around Shibuya has people thinking that UFOs are...
Forget Area 51, the Scramble Crossing is where all the action’s at! With a massive Halloween event coming up, Shibuya remains one of the hottest spots for shopping and entertainment in Tokyo. It is so...
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Huge torii gate found in the middle of a busy Kumamoto intersection
Ensures drivers are praying for their lives as they narrowly avoid the concrete pillars. When visiting a Shinto shrine in Japan we are often confronted with one or many gate-like structures known as...
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Overworked Japanese employees mourn unused paid holidays at new Buddhist...
Workaholics asked to address this senseless loss in a country where taking paid leave is frowned upon. While the Western world espouses the benefits of productivity and working smarter not harder,...
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Japanese truck driver steals 5,800 bicycle seats over 25 years “for fun”
We all have our vices. Everyone has their own idiosyncrasies help to relax us after a hard day’s work. Some people enjoy popping bubble wrap, others like to poke holes in fake paper doors. It’s part...
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Mysterious eyes found in Japanese vending machine coin slot
There’s something living inside this machine! Japanese vending machines are known for their unique wares, dispensing everything from flying fish to persimmons. However, on very rare occasions, it’s...
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Nagoya man arrested for stealing piano covers from schools for reasons...
Suspect will hopefully also be charged with mental anguish for not telling us why. What drives a man to steal? Is it hunger, greed, lust, wrath, and envy? Yes, of course it’s all of those things....
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Let’s try making our own Chinese McDonald’s Oreo-Spam burgers!【SoraKitchen】
Well, maybe see how it went for us before trying it yourself at least. We recently reported on the highly limited Spam and Oreo burger sold at Chinese McDonald’s restaurants for one day only. It’s a...
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7-Eleven to build 7-Eleven in parking lot of another 7-Eleven
Japanese convenience stores have everything, even passive-aggressiveness! For almost all of 2019, a lone 7-Eleven franchisee in Higashiosaka City, Osaka, made national headlines after it challenged...
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Takamatsu man arrested for car-bombing person whose parking method he...
Leaving a note on the windshield was apparently too subtle. Every once in a while a case of “aggressive passive-aggressiveness” appears. This is where a perpetrator, instead of confronting the person...
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Hyogo man arrested for stalking woman through her bank account
Suspect made dozens of one-yen transfers in two weeks. The crime of stalking continues to be a horribly widespread and terrifying ordeal for many people, and modern technology only seems to be making...
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Gunma man arrested for attempted marriage of woman without her knowledge
Groom took his victim to be his unlawfully wedded wife. There comes a time in some people’s lives when the urge to settle down and get married kicks in. However, marriage requires hard work and...
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Two men hit by woman falling out of window… who was looking at another man...
Luckily, everyone involved is expected to pull through. The vicinity of a single building in downtown Yokohama suddenly became a danger zone one afternoon when a bizarre chain reaction of falls left...
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“Kiwi-flavored” bananas Kiwi’na spotted at Japanese supermarkets
Do you really Kiwi’na hurt me? A little while ago an April Fool’s joke misunderstood as real went viral which claimed that it was possible to make a kiwi-banana hybrid. This odd creation had the...
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Curry and lassi ice creams: Like eating cubes of frozen curry roux
Some convenience store ice creams aren’t as great as you think they’ll be. Japanese confectionery company Imuraya is a red bean confectionery specialist best known for its super popular Azuki Bar ice...
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Unlicensed drunk driver involved in hit-and-run, makes pathetic attempt to...
I blame Grand Theft Auto for making it look too easy. On 12 August, at approximately 9:20 p.m. on the rainy streets of Kiyose, Tokyo, a 54-year-old man was walking. Just as he moved to avoid a puddle...
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Osaka man arrested after paying phone bill in the middle of crime spree
Crime doesn’t pay. It’s a well-known fact that convenience stores are just about everywhere in urban parts of Japan. And with the wide range of services they offer, you’re never too far from a copy...
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Aichi man arrested for failing to steal very large donation box from Shinto...
Karma police, arrest this man. When you visit a Shinto shrine in Japan, out front you’ll often see a large wooden box with slots in the top. This is known as a saisenbako and intended for visitors to...
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Man arrested for stealing a pack of lactic acid drinks from Osaki City Hall
Stolen goods valued at 600 yen, but their probiotic benefits are priceless. In a way, studying crimes can be a window into the human condition, granting us a view of what drives people to make the...
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Human hair from India helps make Japanese buses more efficient
Better living through hair. Japanese buses operate a little differently from those in many other countries and can be tricky to use for first-timers. Buses can vary but in general, when boarding...
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Naked Ishigaki man arrested after buying underwear and stealing scooter while...
That last part probably goes without saying. Sometimes a crime appears in the news where you just know there’s way more crazy stuff going on beneath the surface, and this is one such story. It takes...
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