(PCM) Back in 1977 a 13-year old girl by the name of Megumi Yokota was said to have been abducted by North Korean agents. Yokota was a native Japanese citizen and reports claim that she sadly passed away back in 1994 while still being held in North Korean captivity, however the girls parents and many… Read More
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Mind-blowing Strawberry Optical Illusion Leaves Us Mystified
(PCM) We can all remember the debate over #TheDress and #TheFlipFlops that drove folks on the internet into knock down drag out arguments over just what color these items happened to appear. The internet has once again graced us with yet another optical illusion thanks to Akiyoshi Kitaoka, a psychology professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto,… Read More
A Collection Of Some Strange And Unusual New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around The World
(PCM) As we gear up to ring in the New Year we got to thinking about some of the more strange and unusual customs and traditions for celebrating New Year’s Eve all over the world. Each country does something a little different. While some consist of traditional celebratory measures such as champagne toasting and making merry… Read More
(PCM) Much the same as newborn baby swaddling, adult swaddling is quickly becoming a growing trend among new mothers in Tokyo, Japan. Somehow we think it is only a matter of time before this trend hits the U.S. and it definitely borders on the bizarre. New Japanese mothers are wrapping themselves from head to toe… Read More
(PCM) If being a ninja has always been your dream job then you are in lucky because Japan has the perfect job opportunity for you! A central province in Japan is looking to hire six full-time ninja’s as a way to boost tourism in the region prior to the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games which are… Read More
(PCM) There is something quite mysterious going on with cab drivers in Japan who work in the area of the country that was hit the hardest by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster. The cabbies are reporting picking up “ghost passengers” who they claim eerily vanish at some point during the ride and they are… Read More
(PCM) This is the reason we totally need to visit Japan! The Henn na Hotel (which translates to Weird Hotel) located at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture near Nagasaki, is the first hotel to be staffed entirely by robots. The front check-in desk features a realistic looking humaniod robot women along… Read More
(PCM) People all over the world are going bonkers over the adorable fluffy-looking Japanese sea slugs appropriately named Jorunna parva, or fluffy bunny of the sea. After looking at these cute little guys you can’t help but want to just scoop them up and give them some cuddles. The Jorunna parva are part of the… Read More
(PCM) Shabani, an 18-year old gorilla who resides at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Japan, is creating quite a stir with zoo-goers, particularly the female visitors, who have deemed him to be “too handsome”. Many zoo-goers have taken to social media after visiting Shabani to comment on his appearance calling him a “good-looking… Read More
(PCM) Japan’s favorite fire-breathing irradiated monster, Godzilla, has been appointed as an official tourism ambassador for the Shinjuku ward in Tokyo. No longer is Godzilla something to be feared in Tokyo, as they would rather you look at Godzilla as a welcoming sign in the country. The Shinjuku ward is home to many down-home bars and… Read More
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