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August 3, 2021 by World News

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53-year-old Japanese woman arrested for squirting water gun at Olympic torch

JAPAN| A 53-year-old woman in Japan has been arrested after she sprayed a water gun at the Olympic torch as a runner carried it past her, Japanese media The Mainichi reported. Police have said that the woman has since admitted to her actions and said that her motive was to protest the Olympics. Shouted anti-Olympic slogans as […]

Japanese Boy Masters the Art of Makeup to Become Female Cosplay Goddess

Makeup is an incredibly powerful tool in the right hands, and if you’re wondering just how powerful, this Japanese young man has been using it to cross the gender barrier and become a female cosplay idol. Looking at the photos posted by @Makina_Jeanne, a popular cosplay enthusiast from Hokkaido, you could swear she was a […]

China lodges protest after Japanese PM refers to Taiwan as a country

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo on May 28, 2021, as the government expanded a coronavirus state of emergency. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, sparked an uproar of Chinese outrage this week when he referred to Taiwan […]

Video Of Black cat praying at Japanese shrine becomes online sensation

Japan| If you haven’t visited a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple in Japan before, praying is usually done at the 拝殿 haiden (worship hall). For the traditional New Year’s visit, known as 初詣 hatsumōde, it is customary to stop in front of the 賽銭 saisen offertory box, make a donation (usually a 5-yen coin, which […]

The Filipino Olympic weightlifting sensation will be given $660,000 and 2 houses for winning her country’s first-ever gold

PH| Diaz spent seven months away from her family after being stuck due to COVID-19 restrictions while on training in Malaysia. ‘I miss my mom and her food,’ she said in an interview ahead of the Olympics. Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the first-ever Olympic gold medal for the Philippines, ending the nation’s 97-year drought. “History. […]

Stressed Japanese Women Can Rent Handsome Men to Wipe Away Their Tears at the Office

A cool new service in Japan is meant to help busy career women cope with the stress of their hectic lifestyles. For about 7,900 yen ($65), they can hire ‘Ikemeso’ – cute men – to wipe away their tears, quite literally! Here’s how it works: You call the company and pick one of seven Ikemeso, […]

Olympics Ratings Set to Crash, Research Suggests ‘Get Woke, Go Broke’ Effect Partly to Blame, Report

Tokyo| Zeta Global, a marketing research firm, conducted a poll of Americans last week about the Olympics. They found that most Americans aren’t interested in the games this year. The company discovered that more than 60% of Americans couldn’t express excitement or interest about the summer games and that at least 45% of Americans said […]

Meet Japanese Schoolgirl Gangs of 70’s That Become a Menace to Patriarchy

Nearly 50 years ago, Japan’s schoolgirl ga‌‌n‌‌gs known as the “sukeban” successfully defied the immaculate image of the Japanese sch‌oo‌l girl. The subculture of sukeban (loosely translated as the slang “girlboss”) emerged in the late 1960s and persisted throughout the 70s in Japan. While the term itself mainly refers to the female g‌a‌n‌g leader of […]

30 Time Tourists In Japan Were Too Tall For It

JAPAN| Perhaps it is the geography of America; the wide-open spaces of the Prarie, the vast cornfields in the midwest and the deserts of Arizona, Nevada, and Utah – Americans are truly comfortable with big. Big cars, big meals, big homes On the other side is Japan; 126 million people squeezed on to four main […]

Saitama police chief resigns after drunken theft of 5 rolls of toilet paper

The chief of the Fukaya Police Station has resigned after an investigation revealed his alleged theft of toilet paper last month, police said on Thursday, reports TBS News At around 8:00 p.m. on May 29, Takashi Tanaka, 60, allegedly stole five rolls of toilet paper — valued at around 170 yen — from a toilet […]