Giant Hornets Defeat Japanese Police Officers
A group of Japanese police officers stumbled upon a giant hornets’ nest at a park in Machida yesterday morning: There were conducting a ....
27 Sep 4:45 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Extremists Target Chinese Consulates
It looks like a couple right-wingers got very angry about the ongoing mess with China. There were two minor incidents at Chinese consulate....
27 Sep 6:49 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Penguins Die from Heatstroke at Japanese Zoo
Five Humboldt penguins could not survive the summer heat at the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo: The first penguin to die was a 22-year-o....
26 Sep 6:55 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Illegal Dumping Prevention
A news report embeds itself with a police task force in Shizuoka prefecture that goes after people who illegally dump trash: When they fin....
25 Sep 8:32 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Dangerous Bicycle
Crash test dummies from the National Consumer Affairs Center let us know why it’s dangerous to buy cheap fold-able bikes from a generic C....
24 Sep 6:34 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
North Korea Tours
Fuji TV airs a report about Chinese tourism in North Korea, using footage filmed earlier this month: With all the economic sanctions that ....
22 Sep 8:33 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Crying Baby Sumo in Tochigi
A few videos of a crying baby sumo event held the other day at the Ikiko Jinja Shrine in Kanuma city, Tochigi prefecture: The traditiona....
20 Sep 11:36 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan’s White-collar Workers Don’t Want to Leave Japan
The Wall Street Journal reports on a new survey that shows a majority of Japanese white-collar workers would prefer to stay in Japan and ne....
18 Sep 7:31 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China May Seek $500,000 Payout After Giant Panda Death at Japanese Zoo
A panda has died at the Kobe zoo. The Chinese government, which makes big money collecting rental fees on its pandas, might demand that th....
15 Sep 7:53 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hiroshima Piano in New York
A piano that was damaged in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki was played in New York City over the weekend to commemorate the anniversary of t....
14 Sep 7:40 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yanesen: Good old Japan you can find in Tokyo.
Did you know that the “Yanesen” district in Tokyo was spotlighted on TV recently? Yanesen is the area called Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi ....
14 Sep 12:30 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Time-lapse Video: Inter // States
A very cool time-lapse video of Tokyo by photographer Samuel Cockedey: [via Pink Tentacle] — Akihabara News – Gadgetry from Japan (Su....
10 Sep 8:25 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Not Paying Rent in Japan
NTV news follows around a man who works as a problem-solver for landlords that have tenants who don’t pay rent and don’t answer phone c....
9 Sep 10:04 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kamikatsu: Japan’s First Zero-waste Town?
The small town of Kamikatsu in Tokushima prefecture is aiming to become a “zero-waste” area that recycles trash and uses renewable ener....
7 Sep 8:45 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
George Shima: The Potato King
Do you know the story of the Japanese man who became the “Potato King” of California? Here’s a short clip about him from a TV Tokyo ....
7 Sep 7:30 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Favors Knock-off Arita-yaki Porcelain Over Authentic Arita-yaki
Producers of Japan’s famous Arita-yaki porcelain recently discovered that a display of their products in Shanghai cannot use the Chinese ....
4 Sep 3:06 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Man Rollerblades Across America
The Barnstable Patriot reports on 62-year-old Kenichi Yamashita, a Japanese man who has rollerbladed across America: Connie Von Maur was dr....
4 Sep 8:28 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Another Monkey in Tokyo?
A couple weeks back, a wild monkey was caught in Tokyo and returned to the mountains. However, a couple days ago, a resident of Tokyo’s ....
2 Sep 9:09 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gunman Attacks Discovery Channel
A gunman has been shot and killed by police after taking hostages at the American headquarters of the Discovery Channel: A website register....
2 Sep 8:07 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Daytime Drinking Parties: Bring Your Kids!
Asahi TV news reports on an interesting new development: drinking establishments that are holding daytime drinking parties. Their reporter....
1 Sep 8:20 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Monkey Attacks in Japan
Wild monkeys in Japan usually avoid human beings, but it looks like a group of them in Shizuoka Prefecture have started attacking people: ....
29 Aug 7:37 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cute Japanese Kids Make Doughnuts
A Japanese news show visits the Krispy Kreme Doughnuts shop in Kawaguchi, where kids can do a special “Let’s Decorate Your Doughnuts!....
28 Aug 6:00 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Police Dog Disarms Terrorists
Haneda Airport is going to open its new international terminal in October, so Japanese police put on a show for the press to let everyone k....
26 Aug 8:48 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Homeopathic Treatment Leads to Infant’s Death
Homeopathy, a laughably stupid Western pseudoscience, seems to have caught on with a few people in Japan: “Homeopathy’s therapeutic val....
26 Aug 9:37 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
River Surfing in Japan
A few residents of Minokamo city( in landlocked Gifu prefecture) have come up with a fun way to enjoy summer: river surfing! Here’s a v....
26 Aug 9:12 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HMV Closes Flagship Store in Shibuya
Crowds of people gathered outside the HMV store in Shibuya the other night to watch it close its doors for the last time: The store was a ....
23 Aug 8:23 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Autopsies for Only 10% of Suspicious Deaths
The Yomiuri reports that a mere 10% of suspicious deaths in Japan are followed-up with autopsies: Japan’s autopsy rate is the lowest amo....
20 Aug 9:59 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Al Jazeera: Japan Rice Cultivation ‘in Danger’
Al Jazeera English reports on the state of rice farming in Japan: The dramatic rice fields of Japan are a powerful feature of its landscap....
19 Aug 10:47 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Say Goodbye to the Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT)
The Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT) will be discontinued at the end of this fiscal year: We regret to announce the discontinuance ....
19 Aug 9:11 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Contest: Win Tickets to Greater Tuna
The Tokyo International Players are putting on another performance, and like some of their previous shows, they are offering a pair of free....
19 Aug 8:52 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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