Mysterious emerald-green orb "UFO" appears over Japan.....»»

TOKYO (Reuters) - For those who can't get enough of pumpkin-flavored treats during Halloween, McDonald's Japan is offering french fries covered in pumpkin and chocolate sauce......»»

Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth. And this place could easily be the saddest.  Welcome to Nara Dreamland, an abandoned theme park in Japan’s Nara Prefecture. The park opened in 1961 as “the Japanese answer” to Disneyland, a.....»»

Leave it to a man to mansplain the term “mansplaining.” Syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson provided the world with a perfect example of mansplaining, all while putting an actual mansplainer in his place. On Thursday, WBEZ reporter .....»»

Japan"s Cheerleading Seniors Are Having A Twitter Moment.....»»

This article was originally posted on Inverse. By Eric Francisco Conceived as the embodiment of the nuclear age in a devastated post-war Japan, Godzilla has destroyed Tokyo over and over again for six decades and counting. And in that time, many have .....»»

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese truck driver playing Pokemon Go while driving hit two women, killing one and injuring the other, in Japan's first death related to the Nintendo Co craze......»»

No, you’re not dreaming and, yes, this glorious expanse of glowing lights is real. Those lights are actually bioluminescent shrimp, better known as sea fireflies, or, in Japan, as “umibotaru.” Visible every year from May until the end o.....»»

Japan's prime minister becoming Mario for #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/QiBiw2I1DP— Kris Lane (@krislane) August 22, 2016 Now that’s how you make an entrance.  Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an appearance during the closin.....»»

There’s never been a ramen commercial quite like this one.  The ad’s title, “SamuraiDroneCatIdolSuperhumanRubeGoldbergViewerWarningTooExplosiveHighSchoolGirl” should tell you just how wild this spot for Nissin Chikin Ramen get.....»»

As the Pokemon Go craze completes its first month of existence, players are looking for any way to get an edge. One method that’s getting a buzz in Japan is attaching a vibrator to the phone to make it think the user is walking when they’re re.....»»

Welcome to the sharing economy. After years of corporations dominating markets, people have now found a way to tap into these markets without having to invest millions. One company that helps people make money from the sharing economy is the short-term re.....»»

If you think you’re helping your hair by rubbing a towel on it to create friction when drying it, you’re wrong. And the consequences can possibly make your hair fall out. Hair loss ― or, if you prefer a less-scary term that dermatologists us.....»»

Just over five years ago on a Friday in March, the residents of Fukushima, Japan were urged to flee immediately when an earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused a triple nuclear meltdown at a nearby power plant.  The town has barely been touched.....»»

"Brexit." It's like that growth on your back: it popped up out of nowhere and everyone keeps telling you it's a very bad thing. Some will tell you the term "Brexit" was created by British politicians, but that's simply untrue, not to mention boring. "Brex.....»»

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You’ve likely always suspected your cat is pretty smart. So when headlines this week proclaimed that a new study out of Japan’s Kyoto University found cats understand physics, you were probably pretty psyched. Maybe you even shared the news wi.....»»

We haven't even seen the menu, but a new Tokyo restaurant has already left a bad taste in our mouths.  Japan's first "naked restaurant" will open its doors in late July and it's not the thought of dining in the nude with strangers that's off-putting......»»

The term "family law" is taking on a new meaning in Pennsylvania. The state's attorney general is being sued for discrimination by her twin sister. Ellen Granahan, a chief deputy attorney general for Pennsylvania, has filed a wage and gender discrimi.....»»

McDonald’s Japan is hoping to spark a gold rush by giving away an 18-karat gold chicken McNugget, valued at around $2,000, as part of a social media contest featuring a bizarre new character. And apparently it's working. The offbeat contest has blow.....»»