The Notes of Japanese Soldiers Posted: 5 months ago by MissWinkle
Manga diary of the Japanese WWII prisoner in the USSR. Interestingly, descriptions in languages other than English are a lot more detailed.
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Soldiers' remains found on remote Alaska island Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Japanese and U.S. officials have found four mass graves that they believe hold the remains of 500 World War II soldiers, nearly 65 years after a bloody battle on the remote Alaskan island of Attu.
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Japanese work out video. Posted: 1 year ago by muppet
"Is the taxi on its way?"
Great way to get abs AND learn English. Awesome byproduct of Japanese efficiency.
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Japanese researchers make brain tissues from stem cells Posted: 4 weeks ago by karenben
Japanese researchers said Thursday they had created functioning human brain tissues from stem cells, a world first that has raised new hopes for the treatment of disease.
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Super Fantastic Talent Show Japanese Posted: 1 year ago by Dangerman
Japanese Talent Show, like the Gong Show, but with no Gong. It does have a trap door above razor sharp spikes though.
( ok, maybe there's no spikes )
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Japanese mission to brew 'space beer' Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
A Japanese brewery is planning to produce the world's first "space beer" using barley once stored at the International Space Station.
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40% of young Japanese women talk to their computers, survey claims Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A survey has found young Japanese women talk to their computers, give them names, and decorating them with toys.
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Japanese climbers claim to have found the Yeti's footprints Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
A team of Japanese climbers claimed they have found the footprints of the legendary abominable snowman in the folds of the eastern Himalayas in Nepal.
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Traveller given gift by Japanese customs officer Posted: 6 months ago by pocksucket
In a bad case of It seemed like a good idea at the time syndrome, a Japanese customs officer decided that the way to test their sniffer dogs was to hide a bag of cannabis in a random passenger's luggage.
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The amazing monkey waiters that serve tables in a Japanese restaurant Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
A Japanese restaurant has changed the face of customer service by employing two monkeys to help with the table service. Video included.
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Japanese women, Icelandic men world's longest-lived Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Japanese girls born last year can expect to live to an average age of 85.8 years, making them the longest-lived in the world.
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Japanese candy friday... Posted: 10 months ago by AtlantaDelta
An entire blog about trying tasting and commenting on some of the Japanese sweets.
(oh.... toasted maffy, I must try!)
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Japanese astronaut to throw boomerang in space Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
A Japanese astronaut plans to throw a boomerang inside a space station to test whether it can fly in zero gravity.
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Japanese McDonalds Commercial Posted: 10 months ago by melgesevad
The Japanese Version of Ronald seems a bit... sexy.
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Mad Skills Styler - Japanese Poppin' Posted: 4 months ago by cactushair
Insane dancing! Once again I'm amazed by Japanese TV.
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Japanese Smoking Manners Gallery Posted: 1 year ago by ogri2003
A collection of Japanese signs intended to improve people's manners about smoking.
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Japanese Tetris Game Posted: 1 year ago by Ankabout
This is the funniest tetris game ever... Trust the Japanese to think of something like this...
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Bizarre Japanese Arcade Game: Live Lobster Catcher Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
Remember those coin-operated “claw” games in the 80’s, where you could snag some fuzzy dice if you moved the robot hand with enough skill?
Well the Japanese arcades have a weirder, more sophisticated version. Having long moved on from useless stuffed animal prizes, the clientele are hungry for something more interesting and substantial…like a delicious live lobster!
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Japanese 'iron man' completes extreme ironing atop Mount Fuji Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A Japanese participant in the unusual sport of extreme ironing, in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron clothing, has succeeded in an extreme ironing attempt on the top of Mount Fuji.
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Japanese Beetle fights Scorpion Posted: 10 months ago by juaner899
Carrying on the time honoured tradition of Mothra, he Japanese have, it would seem, developed a penchant for putting enormous insects in a box to see which will win in a fight.
Taken from Japanese Bug Fights
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10 Even Weirder and More Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks Posted: 4 months ago by deepcleanfun
What is it with Japan and weird drinks?
Our list comprises the bad, the even more bad and the downright ugly of Japanese Soft Drinks.
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