A brief overview of dementia in Japan. With about a third of Japan’s population aged 65 or older and no signs of this number going down anytime soon, Japan is having to deal with a long list of pressing issues that are stemming from its rapidly aging population. Perhaps one of the most pressing of these issues is how to …

This is why you don’t mess with wild boars. Ferocious and fairly common, wild boar are a major problem across Japan. Run into one of these beasts and, as one man in Fukuoka found out firsthand recently, you could end up in serious trouble. The video below shows a while collar worker walking down a street in Fukuoka City’s Nishi …

Never take a nap in front of a parked car. It’s only natural to expect the worst when you hear about a passed out drunk guy getting run over by a car. However, that was definitely not the case for a Japanese rugby player who on early Sunday morning found himself in just such a predicament and walked away with …

Somebody needs to do a “Don’t shoot compressed air up people’s butts” PSA. A good prank is fun for everyone involved, especially the person on which it is played. A bad prank, however, can be exactly the opposite of fun. As proof one need look no further than a recent “prank” that occurred in Japan involving a very powerful compressed …

Whoops… Normally, a member of the yakuza losing a finger is not particularly noteworthy. After all, cutting off one’s finer to make amends for an action that has brought shame to one’s group is perhaps one of the most well know yakuza customs around. However, an 80-year-old man claiming to be a member of a Japanese organized crime group has …

Whoops. If you’ve been to Japan, then you’ve undoubtedly seen a Japanese train conductor. Not to be confused with the train driver who can be seen at the front of the train operating it, conductors are the uniformed individuals who ride at the very rear of the train and watch over the safety of passengers. At stops, conductors can often …

Next time you see an air compressor, remember this story. On Sunday (Dec. 17) police in Saitama Prefecture arrested two men under suspicion of manslaughter after they allegedly caused the death of a male coworker by shooting compressed air up his backside. According to police, at around noon on December 16 at an industrial waste treatment plant in the Saitama …

Life isn’t easy when your head is 3 feet wide. Last week a mascot character in Japan had a very embarrassing little accident when it was unable to pass through a doorway due to its head being too large. The embarrassing incident occurred on August 10 at the Ogimi Village administrative office in Okinawa Prefecture during a press conference, which …

A 28-year-old man in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday (Jul. 1) after he allegedly injured one of his acquaintances by shooting a compressed air gun into the man’s anus. According to Kyoto Prefectural Police, the suspect, who ran his own automobile related business, held a barbecue on the evening of June 30 that ran until the early …

Children, avert your eyes! A video of a bizarre, yet hilarious mishap involving a deflating dancing Pikachu getting whisked off stage in the middle of a performance at a Pokémon festival held in Korea has gone viral. Serving as both a celebration of the popular Pokémon franchise and a grand opening event for a new outdoor mall called Triple Street …

On April 22, the 18-year-old male driver of a car headed to a location known for being haunted died after he accidentally drove the car off of a mountain road in Saitama Prefecture. According to Saitama Prefectural Police, at about 9;40 p.m. on April 22, a car containing four males, drove through a guardrail and fell about 15 meters (49 …