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Japanese Aquarium Asks Public To Video Call Eels During Lockdown

Japanese Aquarium Asks Public To Video Call Eels During Lockdown

Sumida Aquarium, which is currently closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, has taken to social media to people to video call their garden eels as a reminder to the animals that humans do not pose a threat. The aquarium — housed in the Tokyo Skytree, Japan’s tallest structure — has been closed to the public […]

4y ago

Japanese Billionaire Gives Away $9 Million To His Twitter Followers As A ‘Social Experiment’

Japanese Billionaire Gives Away $9 Million To His Twitter Followers As A ‘Social Experiment’

Japanese fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa recently announced that he has decided to give away $9 million to his Twitter followers, reports Reuters. Maezawa claimed that his decision was part of a “social experiment” to see if the extra money will help boost the happiness of recipients. However, those who hope to follow the Japanese billionaire […]

5y ago

2020 Election Will Be ‘Hiroshima And Nagasaki’ For Democrats, Says Donald Trump Supporter Jerry Falwell Jr.

2020 Election Will Be ‘Hiroshima And Nagasaki’ For Democrats, Says Donald Trump Supporter Jerry Falwell Jr.

Donald Trump got his holiday vacation at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, underway on Thursday with a holiday party where he hosted a group of his supporters — including one leading Christian evangelical who celebrated the event by invoking the only atomic bomb attacks in world history. Ahead of the party, Liberty University President […]

5y ago

Dua Lipa Sparkles In Tiny Pink Dress At The 2019 MAMAs

Dua Lipa Sparkles In Tiny Pink Dress At The 2019 MAMAs

Dua Lipa has been busy promoting her new music around the world and attended the MAMAs in Nagoya, Japan. The “Hotter Than Hell” hitmaker showed up in a glittery pink mini dress and looked nothing short of stunning. Lipa sported her shoulder-length wavy blond and brunette-colored hair down and opted for a natural makeup look. […]

5y ago

Kim Kardashian Reports On Japan’s Mori Building Digital Art Museum Epson teamLab Borderless

Kim Kardashian Reports On Japan’s Mori Building Digital Art Museum Epson teamLab Borderless

On August 6, Kim Kardashian hopped on Instagram to show a family photo from their Tokyo trip. Today’s post was yet another look at Japan’s Mori Building Digital Art Museum: Epson teamLab Borderless, the world’s first digital art museum that bowed a year ago. Her latest image showed part of her family taking part in […]

5y ago

Hiroshima Bombing Anniversary Sees Mayor Push For Japan To Ban Nuclear Weapons

Hiroshima Bombing Anniversary Sees Mayor Push For Japan To Ban Nuclear Weapons

On the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, the mayor of the city is calling for Japan to sign a treaty that would ban nuclear weapons, Japan Today reports. August 6 marks the 74th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and the event which, combined with the bombing of Nagasaki a few days later, effectively […]

5y ago

Watch Uruguay Vs. Japan Copa America Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, How To Watch Group C Match Online

Watch Uruguay Vs. Japan Copa America Live Stream: Start Time, Preview, How To Watch Group C Match Online

After their 4-0 drubbing of Ecuador in the Copa America Group C opener, Uruguay and their Man of the Match Luis Suarez may have moved into position as favorites to take what would be their 16th title in the tournament that dates back to 1919. In their group, Chile — defending champions in back-to-back Copa […]

5y ago

President Trump Claims He Had Nothing To Do With Hiding McCain’s Name During His Trip To Japan

President Trump Claims He Had Nothing To Do With Hiding McCain’s Name During His Trip To Japan

President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday that he didn’t have anything to do with the military’s decision to obscure the name of the Navy ship USS John McCain during his trip to Japan. He said he wouldn’t have requested that, but he’s sure whoever did it was “well-meaning.” According to The Hill, the president […]

5y ago

Pro-Trump Patches On Uniformed Service Personnel Raise Concerns

Pro-Trump Patches On Uniformed Service Personnel Raise Concerns

Some members of the military were photographed during a visit by Donald Trump with patches on their uniforms that appear to be pro-Trump, The Hill reports. That type of political advocacy is expressly forbidden by the military. Trump is currently in the midst of a state visit to Japan, and he made time to visit […]

5y ago

White House Staffers Reportedly Dread Taking Foreign Trips With Donald Trump: ‘It’s Like Being Held Captive’

White House Staffers Reportedly Dread Taking Foreign Trips With Donald Trump: ‘It’s Like Being Held Captive’

With Donald Trump on a visit to Japan, reports emerged that the coterie of White House officials who have traveled with him are not best pleased with the president’s actions while aboard Air Force One. According to Business Insider, a number of White House staffers have expressed displeasure at the way Trump acts while on […]

5y ago

Melania Trump Draws Comparisons To Princess Diana As She Turns Heads In A $3,900 Calvin Klein Dress

Melania Trump Draws Comparisons To Princess Diana As She Turns Heads In A $3,900 Calvin Klein Dress

Melania Trump was turning heads as she prepared to depart for Japan, wearing a $3,900 Calvin Klein dress and battling wind in a scene reminiscent of Princess Diana. The first lady was photographed in the dress as she and President Donald Trump boarded Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday. […]

5y ago

Japanese ‘Breaking Bad’ Professor Investigated For Alleged MDMA Classes

Japanese ‘Breaking Bad’ Professor Investigated For Alleged MDMA Classes

A Japanese chemistry professor is under investigation for allegedly “making” his students prepare MDMA, in a case reminiscent of the AMC series Breaking Bad. Tatsunori Iwamura, 61, reportedly acknowledged that instructing the manufacturing of synthetic drugs was “illegal.” Nonetheless, he appears to have defended his actions. As Japan Times reports, Iwamura claims he was helping […]

5y ago

Removal Of Fuel Rods In Fukushima’s Damaged Reactor Begins

Removal Of Fuel Rods In Fukushima’s Damaged Reactor Begins

The removal of the melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has begun, according to a report from The New York Times. The plant, which was wrecked by a tsunami in 2011, has already sent in workers to start the process of removing the first of the 566 rods which were used. […]

5y ago

Shay Mitchell Channels Inner Mickey Mouse In Fun Instagram Post

Shay Mitchell Channels Inner Mickey Mouse In Fun Instagram Post

Pretty Little Liars star Shay Mitchell – known for her role as Emily Fields – took to Instagram yesterday to share a very fun collection of snapshots and video clips of herself and her family as they appeared to be enjoying some time together in Tokyo. Mitchell and her family were enjoying a night of […]

5y ago

Japanese Scientists May Have Finally Discovered The Origin Of The Ryugu Asteroid

Japanese Scientists May Have Finally Discovered The Origin Of The Ryugu Asteroid

After several months of study with Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft, scientists believe they have finally discovered the origin of the Ryugu asteroid, and have suggested that it was formed from one of two other asteroid parents. As the New York Post reports, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft first touched down on Ryugu late last year, and in February, […]

5y ago

U.S. Figure Skater Accused Of Hurting Her Korean Rival Ahead Of World Championships

U.S. Figure Skater Accused Of Hurting Her Korean Rival Ahead Of World Championships

American figure skater Mariah Bell has been accused of slashing her South Korean opponent’s leg during practice, just before they both competed in the world championships. The 22-year-old allegedly kicked 16-year-old Lim Eun-soo, hurting her leg during a warm-up session just before they were both due to take to the rink at the ISU World […]

5y ago

Top 5 Ways Ichiro Changed Baseball

Top 5 Ways Ichiro Changed Baseball

Ichiro Suzuki, the first true Japanese superstar to play in Major League Baseball, retired Thursday following an emotional farewell game in Tokyo, Forbes reports. And with the outfielder bookending his career by finishing it where it began — in Japan — it is time to look back on how he changed baseball. The first Japanese […]

5y ago

A Japanese Ferry Reportedly Hits A Whale, Injuring At Least 80 Passengers

A Japanese Ferry Reportedly Hits A Whale, Injuring At Least 80 Passengers

A Japanese hydrofoil ship which was en route to Sado Island from the port of Niigata has reportedly hit “marine life,” most likely a whale. Of the 121 passengers on board, at least 80 people were injured during the collision. According to BBC News, ferry operators have reported a 15cm (6in) crack in its stern […]

5y ago

116-Year-Old Japanese Woman Has Just Been Named The World’s Oldest Living Individual By Guinness World Records

116-Year-Old Japanese Woman Has Just Been Named The World’s Oldest Living Individual By Guinness World Records

Kane Tanaka, a 116-year-old woman from Japan, has just been officially acknowledged as the world’s oldest living individual by Guinness World Records. A very special ceremony was recently set up by the organization in the Fukuoka nursing home where Tanaka resides. The event celebrated the life of this incredible woman, with Tanaka’s family and the […]

5y ago

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Just Landed On Ryugu And Captured A Sample From The Asteroid

Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Just Landed On Ryugu And Captured A Sample From The Asteroid

In a glorious feat, Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe has managed to land on Ryugu and capture a sample from the C-type asteroid. After the probe exited its orbit, it landed on the surface of the asteroid only momentarily, but was also able to retrieve a sample from the asteroid despite the many challenges associated with this […]

5y ago

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