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Japan
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This Japanese Eatery Only Employs People With Dementia – The Restaurant Of Mistaken Orders
24 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
You may order sushi and get an omelet, or ask for a glass of water only to see the waiter drinking it on their way past your table. As strange as it sounds, the only qualification needed to work here is that you have to suffer from dementia.
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Japan Begins Releasing Treated Radioactive Water Into Ocean, 12 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster [Video]
24 Aug 2023 by Maya-Rose Torrao / No Comments
While scientists have backed Japan’s move to send the treated water back into the ocean, there are still many lingering concerns, all tinged by the backdrop of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
26 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Japan’s population drops by nearly 800,000, SA fears Agoa trade pact status is under threat, Crucial system of ocean currents heading for collapse, and Manhunt launched for SA soldier who escaped ‘tough’ training.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
06 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Fans celebrate ‘new’ AI Beatles music, Ex-Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson dies, Woolworths klaps back at Pride merch backlash, and South Africans getting into the #Vanlife.
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Study Suggests Japan Will Lose A Third Of Its Population Within Next 40 Years
28 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
If accurate, it would pose major economic and social challenges to the world’s third-largest economy.
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WATCH LIVE: Japan Is Landing It’s First Robot On The Moon Today
25 Apr 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
While planet Earth has been busy debating the hidden message beneath King Charles’ coronation menu, a privately owned Japanese company, space, has been preparing to land the first-ever robot on the moon.
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Quick-Thinking Bodyguard Protects Japanese Prime Minister Against Explosive Device [Videos]
24 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Nine months after the assassination of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in July last year, his successor, Fumio Kishida had an apparent little bomb scare.
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Another Peculiar Japanese Business Helps Battered People Disappear Without A Trace [Video]
28 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A documentary by the South China Morning Post unveiled the industry that helps people vanish without a trace In Japan.
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Woman Scammed By ‘Astronaut’ Who Needs A Rocket And Money For Landing Fees
15 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
People do crazy things to find and keep love. Some lie and others steal, and some would even help a stranded spaceman buy a rocket. Who are we to judge?
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Friday Morning Spice
03 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Alex Murdaugh found guilty, Cape Town Pride Weekend, New passage found under Giza pyramids, Half the world set to be overweight by 2035, Japan find 7 000 new islands, Showmax get US partners, Psychopaths and short men, and the troubled teen industry is big business.
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Yale Professor Suggest Mass Suicide Or Seppuku For Japan’s Aging Population
17 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Given Japan’s low birthrate and the highest public debt in the developed world, policymakers increasingly worry about how to fund Japan’s expanding pension obligations.
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Wave Of Sushi Terrorism Grips Japan
09 Feb 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Videos of spotty Japanese teenagers licking Saki-cups have left the country fuming.
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Japan’s Zentai Fetish Might Just Be The Path To Total Freedom
24 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Whether art-related or for fetish’s sake, a community in Japan has been keeping the age-old fascination alive and well in Tokyo.
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Watch The Terrifying Moment Rock Climber Fought Off Bear On Cliff Edge [Video]
21 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A poor hiker in Japan had this experience first-hand and managed to capture the whole hair-raising scene on a GoPro camera attached to his helmet.
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Japan Has A Temple Dedicated To Growing Grapes And Making Wine: “It’s Good Karma”
17 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
On a hillside in Katsunuma in the city of Koshu, Yamanashi prefecture, a Buddhist monk spends his days contemplating the grape and praising wine.
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This Guy Found The Perfect Job For People Who Like To Do Nothing
08 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Tokyo’s Shoji Morimoto has rebranded himself as a Rental-Do-Nothing-Man and it’s surprisingly lucrative.
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Case Closed After Japanese Fugitive Confirmed Dead In SA
22 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Two Japanese men fled from their home country to South Africa, hoping to get away with murder. But their plan to build a new life in KwaZulu-Natal didn’t go to script in the end.
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Losing Your Phone On A Big Night Out Is Nothing Compared To This Chap
27 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
One man in Osaka’s prefectural Amagasaki city woke up with a lot more to contend with than just a hangover after a particularly gruelling Tuesday night bender.
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Japanese Museum Security Guard And Cat’s Years-Long ‘Rivalry’ Is So Heart-Warming [Videos]
09 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A long-standing relationship between a security guard at the Onomichi City Museum of Art in Hiroshima and two of the area’s strays is pure joy.
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Step Inside The Town Calling Itself A UFO Hotspot [Video]
18 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Iino, home to a small community of 1 900 people, is trying to re-establish itself with claims of UFO sightings and special alien treatment.
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Volcanic Activity Raises World War II ‘Ghost Ships’
29 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Volcanic activity in the sea around Japan’s Ogasawara Islands has lifted sunken “ghost ships” from the depths of the ocean.
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Enter The World’s First Flying Motorbike [Video]
28 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Japanese start-up A.L.I. Technologies has just developed the first flying motorbike, or hoverbike, called the XTurismo Limited Edition.
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2021’s Most Powerful Passport Gets Access To 193 Destinations
09 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released its latest report on the world’s best passports based on ease of travel.
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Mudslide Mayhem As Car Escapes In The Nick Of Time [Videos]
05 Jul 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At least three people are dead, and around 80 are still missing, after the Japanese town of Atami was hit by a devastating mudslide.
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End Of The Road For Japan’s Infamous ‘Black Widow’ Serial Killer
01 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence given to a 74-year-old Japanese serial killer dubbed the ‘Black Widow’.
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2021’s ‘World’s Most Liveable Cities’ List Has A New Top Dog
09 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a huge shake-up in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking of most liveable cities.
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Meteor Fireball Spotted In Japan Is Quite Something [Video]
30 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
On Sunday, “a dazzling fireball” was seen lighting up the skies across large areas of western Japan, as a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere.
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Why Would Someone Buy 100 Oranges At R1 500 A Pop?
06 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
An auction at Tokyo’s central wholesale Ota Market in Japan saw someone dropping around R151 000 on a box of 100 mandarins.
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Actually, You Shouldn’t Dip Your Sushi Rice Into The Soy Sauce
13 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
According to one famous sushi chef, you’ve been eating sushi incorrectly this entire time and should be ashamed of yourself.
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This 18-Metre Tall Japanese Robot Is Warming Up [Video]
23 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Japanese film, manga and toy franchise Gundam has taken a robot from a popular anime series and brought it to life.
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