The US, its allies, and North Korea are one wrong move away from disaster

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People at the Seoul Railway Station watch a TV broadcast about a North Korean ICBM test in November 2017.

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A Japanese airline was forced to cancel its $50 fare promotion after its site crashed immediately after the tickets went on sale

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Japan Airlines had to cancel its JAL Smile Campaign promotion seconds after it went on sale. In a 9 March 2023 statement, the airline said: "We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused to our customers and related parties."

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Japanese police arrest diners accused of 'sushi terrorism,' after videos of pranksters licking soy sauce bottles and rubbing saliva on conveyor-belt food goes viral

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A plate of sushi on a conveyor belt at a sushi chain restaurant in Tokyo.

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A small Japanese town charges visitors to learn its baby-making tips

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Social safety net programs, including policies engineered toward affordable childcare, are likely helping the population of Nagi, Japan thrive.

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Hotel chief apologizes for only changing the water in a spa bath twice a year instead of once a week, report says

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A Japanese hotel owner (not pictured) reportedly apologized during a press conference.

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee's 'based' personal Twitter account briefly suspended after he tweeted at Japanese prime minister

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Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at a hearing on January 24, 2023.
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah at a hearing on January 24, 2023.

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A business class airline passenger who ordered vegan food says it was insulting to be served one banana along with a pair of chopsticks

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Vegan inflight meal consisting of a single banana on flight to Tokyo.
The passenger was given a pair of chopsticks alongside the banana.

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Japan plans to raise the age of consent from 13 years old in an overhaul of sex crime legislation

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Protesters gather at the rally called 'Flower Demo' to criticize recent acquittals in court cases of alleged rape in Japan and call for revision of the anti-sex crime law in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2019.
Protesters gather at the rally called 'Flower Demo' to criticize recent acquittals in court cases of alleged rape in Japan and call for revision of the anti-sex crime law in Tokyo, Japan in 2019

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Even astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has 'no idea' what the large metal ball that washed up on a Japanese beach really is

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A 5-foot diameter metal sphere, yellowed with rust, partly embedded in the sand on a beach in Hamamatsu, Japan, on February 18, 2023. Two figures in black protective gear and helmets stand nearby.
A metal sphere, 5 feet in diameter, washed up on a Japanese beach and has mystified authorities.

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Here's why Japanese calligraphy ink can cost over $1,000

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  • Fine-grained soot made by slowly burning vegetable oil is best for high-quality calligraphy ink.
  • The producers of this ink use animal glue as a binding agent. 
  • The longer the ink stick is aged, the more expen
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