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Cockroach-Killer Spider (aka Fighting Nope with More Nope)

Jun 17, 2012 by danielnishina
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Ah, the rainy season is upon us here in Japan. Actually, this applies to folks everywhere in humid climates, but there’s a certain creature that rejoices in this environment, known for its shininess and disconcerting nimbleness and reflexes. That’s right: the cockroach. Have you set up your home defenses for this summer?

Jun 16, 2012 by Master Blaster
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A bookstore called Sanseido, in the Jinbo book selling district of Tokyo, on 1 April announced that they would be selling custom-made notebooks, and it wasn’t a joke. In fact, they have been flying off the shelves, which is good because these books are ready to take away moments after ordering them.

Jun 16, 2012 by Master Blaster
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The following is a list of things in Japan that have surprised, fascinated, and shocked the outside world. Some of these things you’ll wish you had in your home country and a few you may never want to see in person. So, without further ado, here are the top 25 Japanese things, from obscure to notorious, that leave foreigners mouths agape.

Jun 16, 2012 by Steven
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Chinese online playing card retail hcgpk.com has a wide selection of playing card sets featuring famous historical figures, celebrities, sports players, etc. Sure most of the sets are likely no more than packs of copyrighted images printed on cheap cardboard paper without authorization, but someone’s gotta make Plants Vs. Zombies playing cards, right?

At least hcgpk.com is showing a little more ingenuity with their latest design, a pack of playing cards chronicling the life and achievements of Steve Jobs.

Jun 16, 2012 by Kay
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Do you enjoy the Japanese paper craft of origami? If you do, here’s a video that’s sure to fascinate you! The video shows an exquisite paper rose being made, and it’s been receiving a considerable amount of attention recently - and not just for the impressive skill demonstrated. It’s actually causing many internet viewers to cry out in frustration, and once you see the video, you’ll know the reason why. Read More

China Explodes, One Injured

Jun 15, 2012 by Master Blaster
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A recent shocking accident occurred when a China exploded in the hands of a smoker. China, as I’m sure we all know is a brand of cigarette sold in China. It’s a popular souvenir for tourists due partly to its Chinese flag red color and boldly written “China” (中華) on the package.

It’s also famous as a high end brand of tobacco, costing 50 yuan (US$7.80) per pack. This may not seem like much to other countries peoples, but costs 10 times more than an average pack in China’s urban areas. The victim, Mr. Wu, is currently recovering in hospital.

Jun 15, 2012 by danielnishina
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At first glance, this tech news report seems to be telling us of an intriguing augmented reality app that’s scary good. When you point your camera at an object, it can automatically read your mind about what you’ll want to do next on the internet with respect to that object, like get a coupon for it or research about it on Wikipedia. Which would bring to mind various questions, such as, is it like auto-fill/auto-complete, remembering what you or others have done before, taken a few steps further? Is it selectively taking you to a website that’s ultimately aiming to get your money? Is it inviting you to give up your free will and just be satisfied with the website it saw fit to jump you to? How does it know what you want to do? Read More

Ultimate Spoiled Brat or “My, The Police In China Are So Responsive!”

Jun 15, 2012 by danielnishina
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So, there’s this lovely June 1st holiday in China called “Children’s Day“ where kids get a day off from school, parents take their kids to cool museums to learn something historical, and where some lucky young ones receive presents from their parents or elders. One 12 year-old apparently didn’t see himself as lucky enough. Read More

Sexy Taiwanese Auto Show Girl’s Unexpected Performance Will Leave You Either Laughing or Confused

Jun 15, 2012 by Steven
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We love the Taiwanese girl in the clip below. Not because she’s a sexy auto show girl, but…well…just watch the video to see for yourself:

Jun 15, 2012 by Kay
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Okay, we think all of you Star Wars fans out there will love this product! Do you remember being impressed when the Death Star appeared in the very first Star Wars movie accompanied by Ben Kenobi’s famous words, “That’s no moon. It’s a space station!”? Well, now you can create your own Death Star – from ice! Read More

What’s that shadow? It’s a bird, it’s a plane – no it’s the planet Venus, and it won’t be happening again for another 105 years!

Jun 14, 2012 by Kay
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We previously brought you a video capturing beautiful images of a “super moon“, but we now have some amazing photos from another astronomical event - the transit of planet Venus across the Sun. The event was observed in Japan on June 6th over a period of approximately six hours starting from 7 a.m. Japan Time. You may want to take a look at these images, because the next time Venus makes a transit across the Sun will be 105 years from now! Read More

Chinese “Bamboo Burst” Cuisine is Probably the Most Humiliating Thing You Could Do to a Chicken

Jun 14, 2012 by Steven
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Gourmet cooking isn’t just about flavor and texture; it’s also about presentation. A little ingenuity and artistic sense can bring a dish to life, providing a feast for the eyes before the food even reaches your mouth.

However, a certain Chinese dish prepared by sodomizing a chicken with a bamboo tube and then boiling it has recently become the butt of an internet joke for showing what happens when such ingenuity is mixed with a sick sense of humor.

Jun 13, 2012 by Steven
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Earlier this month, we shared the following graphic illustration on our Japanese site depicting the shocking truth about what happens when you don’t wash your hands after using the restroom:

The picture had quite an impact on our cleanliness-obsessed Japanese audience, who began to wonder: if, shaking hands with someone who didn’t wash their hands after using the restroom is virtually the same as shaking their junk, what are the implications for other things we touch with out hands on a day-to-day basis?

We here at RocketNews24 also value good hygiene and think the image above does a great job at visualizing why you should too. However, we realize that not all people are as passionate about hygine as the Japanese, which is why we gathered our most artistically inclined staff members (so, the one guy who doesn’t draw stick figures) to compose this illustrated guide to the implications of not washing your hands after using the restroom.

Jun 13, 2012 by Master Blaster
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Good news for users of smartphones and other portable devices constantly frustrated by batteries that don’t seem to last the day. A new type of energy saving memory has been successfully developed that can extend your battery life from 5 to 10 times.

Jun 13, 2012 by Master Blaster
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Following the opening of Evangelion Store Tokyo-01, and with the release of the third installment of the reboot series, Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo, a new Evangelion souvenir shop is scheduled to open in the town of Hakone on 14 July.

Hakone, which serves as the backdrop for the Evangelion story (where it’s renamed as Tokyo-3), is happy to be home to the second official Evangelion store, called “Eva Shop” but is also hoping they don’t get a repeat of what happened two years ago.

Jun 13, 2012 by Master Blaster
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People often criticize China’s media for their practice of censorship, but recently the Communist Party’s official newspaper People’s Daily blew the lid on a story that no other news organization dared speak of.

Only the People’s Daily should be commended for their expose regarding North Korea’s deep, deep love of children. How much do they love kids? According to the writer of the article, North Korea’s Future Is Raised In Love, their kindergarteners eat 5 squares a day.

Jun 12, 2012 by Master Blaster
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A research group headed by Professor Kazunari Komuro at Osaka University believes they have found the chemical responsible for effects of aging like deterioration of muscles.

The nasty chemical responsible for making us old and frail is called C1q. Being able to regulate it in our bodies can possibly lead to treatments and prevention of more serious health problems like heart attacks and strokes.

Jun 12, 2012 by Steven
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Japan is a cigarette smoker’s paradise. More than a quarter of the adult population is said to smoke and, unless specifically stated, smoking in restaurants and public places is widely permitted.

Yet while cigarettes are so popular here that you can even buy packs of them from vending machines on the street, there is virtually no tradition of hand-rolling tobacco, also known as shag.

However, this could start to change as “Japan’s first hand-rolled cigarette bar”, Smoke Friends House, opened in Shibuya earlier this month with the hope of adding a little refinement to Japan’s smoking culture.

We attended a special pre-opening reception event to get a first taste of shag and were quite impressed with the taste and depth of this gentleman’s tobacco.

And if that weren’t luxurious enough, at Smoke Friends House you can have your tobacco rolled and lit by sexy Japanese women!

Jun 11, 2012 by Steven
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Bored at work and want to have a little fun in the office at the expense of your coworkers? Vice president of Tokyo-based web design company LIG, Go Yoshiwara, has shared a naughty little prank that he recently played—and recorded for all to see. As detailed step-by-step on the company’s blog, vice president Go secretly rigged one of his employee’s computer to automatically load and play porn after booting up.

Jun 11, 2012 by Master Blaster
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Legend has it that in China there exists a frozen treat so incredibly powerful that it never melts, even if left in room temperature. RocketNews sent a reporter into the mysterious country to learn more about this potent popsicle of the gods.

The following takes place between 3:40pm and 6:50pm. Events occur in real time… if you’re really slow at reading.