"Black Widow" Suspected of Killing at Least a Half-Dozen Men
A Japanese woman facing trial for poisoning her husband with cyanide may have also murdered as many as six former boyfriends, authorities say.
Watch Two Japanese Women Fry Shrimp With a "Cooking Detonation" Cannon
This may not be the most efficient method of preparing shrimp, but it's definitely the most explodey. The double-barrel "cooking detonation velocity" cannon propels prawns through jets of egg, flour, flame, and heavy metal music to land fully cooked on a plate.
I Can't Stop Listening to Babymetal, the World's Heaviest Teen Pop Band
On Wednesday, the Japanese heavy metal/teen-pop hybrid band Babymetal played a nearly sold-out show at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom. I didn't go, and after watching a few of their videos this morning, I'm really, really regretting it.
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I Ate Burger King Japan's Black Cheeseburger—And the McDonald's One Too
"You may abandon your own body, but you must preserve your honor." - Miyamoto Musashi, A Book of Five Rings
Typhoon Hits Japan, Killing One U.S. Airman and Leaving Two Missing
The United States Air Force has said that three U.S. airmen were swept out to sea off the coast of Japan on Sunday, resulting in the death of one and leaving two others missing. A strong typhoon named Phanfone was responsible for their disappearance.
At Least 31 Hikers Presumed Dead Near Peak of Japanese Volcano
Mount Ontake, a volcano that spontaneously erupted in Japan on Saturday, has left dozens of hikers presumed dead near its peak, a spokesperson for the Japanese police said. The mountain continues to spew dangerous smoke, making rescue efforts difficult.
Japanese Hiker Captures Terrifying Video of Mount Ontake's Eruption
At around 12 p.m. local time today, Japan's Mount Ontake erupted, trapping some 150 climbers on the volcano, the BBC reports. One of those caught in the disaster was YouTube user Kuroda Terutoshi, who uploaded this video showing the eruption's enormous ash cloud overtaking the hiker and his party.
Foreign Countries Sure Are Donating a Lot to America's Think Tanks
If this New York Times website is to be believed, foreign governments have found the generous funding of U.S. policy institutes to be a handy way of covertly lobbying in Washington. But: Could multimillion-dollar donations, sometimes with explicit contractual stipulations, actually sway these great thinkers?
Dog Escapes Being Euthanized, Becomes Rescue Dog in Japan Landslides
An abandoned dog that narrowly escaped being euthanized years ago was an active participant in rescue efforts in Hiroshima, after recent landslides killed more than 50 residents and left many missing.
Famous Feline Hello Kitty Isn't Actually a Cat
Hot news out of Japan: Hello Kitty—a stuffed animal that looks like a cat, talks like a cat, and is named after a cat—actually isn't a cat at all.
Cristiano Ronaldo Got Paid to Pretend He Puts This Device in His Mouth
Portuguese football stud Cristiano Ronaldo was recently convinced, either by a lot of money or some sort of solemn blood debt, to endorse a Japanese product called the Facial Fitness PAO, a workout device for your face. As you can see in this commercial, a PAO session involves cramming a bite-plate with wings into…
Twenty-nine sumo wrestlers from the Hakkaku Stable squeeze into a "tiny propeller plane" on their way to a training camp earlier this week. "It was packed tightly," the official Hakkuku Twitter account understated. [Photo: @hakkakubeya via Telegraph]
Japanese Student Arrested for Killing and Dismembering Her Classmate
A 16-year-old student in Nagasaki was arrested by police after the dismembered body of her classmate was discovered in her apartment. The student allegedly confessed to police that she sawed off 15-year-old Aiwa Matsuo's head and hand after beating her with a hammer and strangling her with rope. Police are currently…
Japanese Artist Arrested for 3-D Printing Her Vagina Selfie
Japanese artist Rokudenashiko was arrested after turning her vagina selfie into a 3-D printed "pussy boat" and sending the scans to her supporters from a crowdfunding campaign. Police said that sending the scans (which could be used to 3-D print more vagina selfies) breaks Japan's obscenity laws.
Japanese Eyewear Giants Enlist to Save Humanity From Google Glass
America laughed when Professor Isao Echizen unveiled his goofy-looking "privacy goggles" last year. But Isao did not get discouraged — and now allies within Japan's top eyewear firms have joined forces with Isao to develop glamorous frames that can beat facial recognition software. Google Glass, a challenger appears!
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Fancy-Ass Japanese Grapes Sell for $5,400
A wedding hall operator in Japan forked over $5,400 for a bunch of 30 Ruby Roman grapes, which are apparently the most expensive grapes in the world. These grapes, the wedding hall says, will be served to couples who have their weddings at the venue in Kanazawa. It is unclear if couples would be allowed to eat the…
Japanese Politician Becomes Crying Mess at Press Conference
Ryutaro Nonomura, an assemblyman for Hyogo Prefecture, burst into tears after a reporter questioned his use of public funds to pay for frequent trips to an area hot spring. He told reporters, in between breaths as he continued to weep hysterically, "I'm putting my life on the line!"
English Guy Teaches Japanese Speakers How to Use "Fuck" Correctly
As we've been told a million times before, "Perhaps one of the most interesting words in the English language today is the word fuck." Sadly, this versatile, essential word has been largely left out of English education in Japan, so a British fellow took it upon himself to fix the problem.
