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Japanese delivery company tests ideal kotatsu temperature for cats, with live cats

If you know cats, you can probably guess the results.

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Testing out the rubber hand illusion in the office to see if people can feel pain in fake limbs

Science is violence.

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ChatGPT vs. loving wife: Who can pick better Valentine’s Day chocolate for a husband?【Experiment】

Our reporter’s spouse takes on the AI program in a battle to find the fastest way to his heart through his stomach.

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Stained in crimson like X Japan, will passersby on the Tokyo street offer us comfort?【Experiment】

Investigating the accuracy of Yoshiki’s “Kurenai” lyrics.

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Is Japan’s cheapest SIM-free phone plan actually usable? Testing Irumo on all Tokyo Metro lines

We get to the bottom of the low-cost, SIM-free service plan by heading to the deepest points of the public transportation network.

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Rumors say Tokyo’s Sensoji Temple sticks you with bad fortunes, so we bought 100 to find out

Plus, how hard is it to pull Sensoji’s semi-secret super-lucky omikuji fortune?

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How do other flavors of ice cream rice compare to Meiji’s matcha ice cream rice recipe?

Sometimes we just don’t know when to quit in the name of strange cooking experiments.

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Talking about takoyaki got us thinking…why can’t you use squid instead of octopus?【SoraKitchen】

Surely squid is just as good a filling?

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Can cats cut the cost of power? Japanese delivery company with a cat-themed name investigates

Company conducts an experiment to see whether it can harness the power of the feline to save on monthly electricity costs and be more eco-friendly.

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Manga water damage rescue tip lets us read our favorites without fear in the bathtub

Our reporter loves nothing more than a good soak with a good manga, and now she knows how to get rid of the page warping that comes with that combination.

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We made our gummies glow with a popular Japanese vitamin drink 【SoraKitchen】

A cool science experiment that’s also delicious.

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What should you do if you have Japanese money that’s been destroyed like this?

After waiting a year to get her lost wallet back, is all hope lost for our reporter’s 1o,000 yen bill?

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We put weird food in curry to make it “un-curry-like”, find a killer secret ingredient instead

And it’s not something we would ever have thought to try!

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Does eating ramen out of a pot in the bathtub change the taste?

The answer may mildly shock you.

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Japanese scientists succeed at causing depression in monkeys using magnetic stimulation

Researchers hope results will benefit humanity, online commenters more concerned about the monkeys.

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Can you tell the difference between real beer and Japan’s happoshu quasi-beer?【Taste test】

Masks on and bottoms up for a blind taste test experiment.

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Unable to learn our lesson, we blast ourselves in the crotch with cooling spray and a leaf blower

Don’t try this at home, or anywhere else, kids!

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Can we replace tofu with cheese in miso soup? We find out【SoraKitchen】

This is quite possibly the easiest recipe ever…but does it taste good?

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We put Mr. Donut donuts in a hot sandwich maker to see which one turns out best【Taste Test】

Five classic donuts, one hot sandwich maker: Who will come out on top?

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Enjoy one-handed cherry-blossom viewing picnic with this McHanami hack

You deserve a break today.

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