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Police in Japan pull over Google Street View car, presumably not for speeding | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
The Google Street View car, once something that people would have simply watched roll by while scratching their heads in confusion, has become so ingrained in popular culture that should we ever spot it trundling down our own street many of us would immed
This US$21,000 future chair will increase productivity, bankrupt your company | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
We can see why this futuristic pod… chair… thing is called “The Emperor,” because there’s no way you wouldn’t feel like some powerful sci-fi movie villain hunting the rebels from your battle cruiser’s control station when sitting in it. But if you can act
Enjoy the delectable taste of chocolately Edible Anus | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
Excuses are like anuses; everyone's got one. That's the reasoning behind the Edible Anus line of chocolates created in England. These handcrafted chocolates represent something that transcends cultural boundaries to offer creamy sphincter shaped goodness
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Places you simply must visit: Toyama Prefecture | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 2 TWEETS
Japan, as I'm sure you know, is a gorgeous country. Whether it's sand dunes, beaches, forests, mountains, or snowy plains, there's something for nearly everyone. But even with so much amazing scenery, some places still manage to stand out, like Toyama Pre
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The avant-garde art of book stacking in stores of Japan | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 2 TWEETS
With bookstores in Japan overflowing with manga, novels and non-fiction, it takes a lot to stand out and get noticed. However, with the advent of the three styles of book stacking we’re going to show, it’s impossible for passersby not to stop and take a g
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Facebook users in Japan losing interest and heading for the exits | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
With over a billion registered users worldwide, Facebook is the king of online social networking services. In Japan, however, there are signs that its dominance is starting to crumble. Facebook launched a Japanese version of its website in 2008. Initiall
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Japanese Blogger’s Troubling Insight into the Psyche of Post-Disaster Fukushima Residents | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
In just 10 days' time, two years will have passed since the magnitude-9.03 earthquake off the coast of Northeastern Japan shook the country to its core. The resulting tsunami killed thousands of people living in coastal areas and knocked out power to cool
Country Ma’am to release chocolate chip cookies based on traditional Japanese sweets | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
Who doesn’t like to kick back and enjoy a chocolate chip cookie every once in a while? Every country has a go-to brand of prepackaged chewy chocolate chip cookies. You know, the kind that you can put in the toaster over and make all warm and gooey… ahh ye
Showa Era newspaper’s drawings of future Tokyo scarily accurate, hilariously off base | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 2 TWEETS
These photos, which surfaced recently on a Vipper forum, show a Showa Era newspaper's predictions of what Tokyo would look like in their future. If Mark Twain can foresee the Internet nearly a hundred years in advance, surely a Showa Era newspaper can get
Gamarjobat: The funniest mimes to trot the globe | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
Humor, generally, is very subjective. Even when everyone's speaking the same language, local cultural differences can have a massive impact on how jokes are received. Attempting to bridge these divides can be both difficult and frustrating. Not to mention
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Temporary insanity: Japanese football fans take to streets to celebrate qualifying for World Cup, police overwhelmed | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 2 TWEETS
A lot of ties were certainly worn on heads in Japan last night. The notoriously subdued Japanese lapsed into rare misbehaving form when the Tuesday night Japan vs. Australia World Cup qualifying match ended in a draw, letting Japan eek out a place on the
Ever wondered what Japanese prison food tastes like? Try it firsthand at the “Prison Cafeteria” | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 2 TWEETS
Without actually getting arrested and being thrust into the confines of a prison cell, there is little if any chance of us being able to taste real prison food. However, this doesn’t stop many of us wondering on the odd occasion what all those guys doing
Stranger than fiction: Jilted nurse stabs hospital boss with scalpel | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
As Oscar Wilde once quipped, "Life imitates art." And sometimes the news imitates soap operas. In a story that sounds like something right out of daytime TV, a jilted nurse in Osaka has been arrested after stabbing her lover--the hospital's adm
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New iPad App “The Legend of Momotaro” Brings Japanese Folk Tale to Life | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
Telling the age-old story of a hero born from a giant peach, Ghost Hand Games' new app The Legend of Momotaro landed on our iPad last weekend. Promising an inspiring interactive experience while telling the classic Japanese tale, we fired it up right away
Rumour: PlayStation 4 camera to be sold separately | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
A telltale sign in a promotional video for Sony's PlayStation 4 controller has led video game fans to believe that the camera peripheral for the company's upcoming console will be sold separately from the PlayStation 4 itself, contrary to initial expectat
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Hair chalk: Fun for a night and no trouble Monday morning | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
Friday afternoon your friend sends you a quick text asking if you want to go dancing. She tells you it will be wild and suggests getting dressed up as crazy as possible! (“But no fur suits after last week.”) Your head swirls with possibilities...but, man,
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Just Pop It In The Microwave and Charge! But Really, iPhone Owners should Know Better, Shouldn’t They? | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
I'm sure we've all heard horror stories about cats or babies in microwaves (and although I wholeheartedly wish that all of these stories were in the realm of urban myths, apparently not all of them are fiction, but we really don't want to think too much a
I don’t think that’s Julie Andrews: Middle school students accidentally see teacher’s porn | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
Well, it's been a heck of a week for porn in Japan. Though no one has lost any money (at least not yet), this story might end with someone losing their job. On Wednesday, a group of first year middle school students in Mannou, Kagawa Prefecture were inad
Korean national vows to pee on Yasukuni Shrine every time a Japanese politician offends his country | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 1 TWEETS
We’re actually surprised nobody had this idea before. A Korean national has uploaded a photo of him – for the squeamish let’s say, um, “micturating” – all over Yasukuni Shrine and vowed to continue to defile the sacred landmark every time a Japanese polit
Top 20 factory tours in Japan (trust us, they’re cool) | RocketNews24 en.rocketnews24.com 2 TWEETS
There’s nothing worse that getting stuck on a guided tour going through room upon room of humdrum displays while a sleepy-eyed guide rambles on about nothing important. To save us all from making the mistake of going on a boring tour, Trip Advisor Japan c
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