The Japan thread

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Japan hangs 3 inmates for "extremely ghastly" crimes in first executions since 2019

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Meet Japan's very busy "Do Nothing Rent-a-Man"

Tokyo — Throughout his 38 years, Shoji Morimoto had become accustomed to being told by family, classmates and co-workers that he was a "do-nothing" — the kind of guy who stood back and let others take the initiative.

So, after college and listlessly shuttling through one dispiriting job after another, he finally decided that if the shoe fit, why not wear it. In 2018, unemployed, on a whim, the self-described slacker opened a Twitter account under the moniker "Do Nothing Rent-a-Man," and began offering his diffident companionship — but not a drop of sweat equity — to the world.

"I lend myself out to do nothing, which means I don't make any special effort," he told CBS News while seated in a local park, between gigs. He schedules up to three appointments almost every day. "I don't initiate conversation. I reply to chitchat, but that's it."

Brilliant!

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Inside a Dying Japanese Town Obsessed With Aliens

Japan itself has its own history of UFO sightings. Stories of a hollow saucer-shaped ship landing off the coast of northeastern Ibaraki Prefecture, where Mount Senganmori is located, date as far back as 1803, over a century before the sightings in Iino. Historical documents, including illustrations, describe a pale-faced woman wading ashore in a vessel which looks uncannily similar to a flying saucer.

Japan’s former first lady, Miyuki Hatoyama, has also recounted being abducted by aliens in a triangular-shaped flying saucer. In a book she published in 2008, Hatoyama wrote, “While my body was asleep, I think my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus.” She gave her book the title “Very Strange Things I’ve Encountered.”

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A Japanese 'killing stone,' said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two

[Queen Boo]

Let Inuyasha handle it.

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A Japanese guy walks into a bar...

City contractor goes out for drinks after work, loses memory stick containing personal data on nearly half a million residents

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Suspect arrested after shooting and stabbing attack in Japan leaves four dead

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Trial opens in Japan in the 2019 animation studio arson that killed 36 people. Suspect pleads guilty

[tinadawson]

I love this country simply cos I love anime and sushi Really enjoying the Japan thread! It's awesome to learn about everything from traditional culture to the latest tech and music. If anyone's thinking of visiting, go to gate has some good deals on flights and hotels. It's cool to find people who are into the same stuff.

[Ennorat]

I dream to visit Japan one day.