Convenience Store Worker Robs Own Store on 1st Day at Work, Repeats 29 Times Before Arrest
Who says working at a convenience store isn’t profitable? Quitting on the first day at a new job is hardly something you want to …
Room with Flight Simulator Proves to Be a Hit for Hotel in Japan
Practice flying an airplace inside one of Japan’s busiest airports. Last July the Haneda Excel Hotel Tokyu inside Domestic Terminal 2 of Tokyo’s Haneda …
NEC Tests Passenger Drone in 1-Minute Long Flight, Government Hopes to Have People Riding Drones by 2030s [Video]
It’s not a flying car! On Monday (08/05) the Japanese electronics company NEC unveiled a prototype of a passenger drone during a test that …
Man Secretly Put Pee in Woman’s Face Lotion in Attempt to Win Her Heart
Pee doesn’t do that… Romance can be hard. This is especially true when you fall for someone who isn’t interested in you. Sure, you …
Japan is Gearing Up to Showcase New Technologies During Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympics
Will Japan wow the world with technology or fall flat trying? The last time that the Olympic Games were held in Tokyo was in …
Japan’s Government Wants Men to Use Parasols
Are you manly enough to use a parasol? Japan’s infamously hot and humid summers can be pretty brutal. In fact, in 2018 high summer …
Japanese Security Firm Creates Life-Size Anime-Style Virtual Security Guard
It’s only a matter of time before Hatsune Miku becomes a security guard. Companies in Japan are already having to deal with problems caused …
Customers Will Only Have to Pay New 10% Sales Tax if They Ask for It, Declare Japanese Convenience Stores
Honesty is the best policy, right? In an effort to make up for lost tax revenue caused by Japan’s steadily-shrinking population, this October the …
Rice Cracker Watches, A Square Kirby, a Disney Onsen & More: 7 Japanese April Fools’ Day Jokes (2019 Edition)
Which is your favorite? With all the excitement surrounding the April 1st press conference in which the name of Japan’s new Imperial era was …
There’s a Salon in Tokyo Just for Plucking Grey Hairs
Why pluck your grey hairs yourself when you can get an expert to do it for you?
Naked Man on Street Claims He Was Just “Training” After Getting Arrested
That’s some hardcore “training.” The Japanese word shugyō is often translated as simply “training,” but that’s not quite accurate. Shugyō isn’t normally used to …
Person in Orangutan Costume Goes Wild in Tokyo Zoo as Part of Yearly Training Exercise [Video]
It’s not like there’s much difference between a man in an orangutan costume and an actual orangutan, right? Every year, just as winter is …
