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Calling accused rapist a “piece of shit” is not slander and is legally OK, Tokyo High Court rules

High Court has no time for this shit, tosses out defamation suit.

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Tiger-man steals show at Japanese zoo’s safety training exercise【Video】

Everyone involved in this drill took their role seriously, especially the dude dressed in a tiger costume.

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Pizza Hut Taiwan serves up a slam dunk with…an edible basketball and hoop

You don’t get to taste pizzas like this every day.

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Japan’s craziest ramen? Famous noodle chain in Tokyo takes things to extreme levels

You won’t find ramen like this anywhere else.

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Japanese teacher beats up student for making fun of his body by calling him anime character name

Board of Education hands down punishments to teachers fighting, dating their teenage students.

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Official Tokyo Marathon T-shirts get recalled for English spelling mistake

Things started off OK, but didn’t finish quite right.

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The disembodied arm on the shoulder prank in the office shows you can be too good at something

Overly smooth prank nearly costs us an arm and a leg.

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Starbucks releases a Braised Pork Latte in China, so we see if we can recreate it in Japan

Is coffee and pork really as good as they say? 

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We plastered our car!【SoraHouse】

You never know until you try it.

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Low-Amazon-rated heater claims to melt car frost with energy blasts, does only half a thing right

Vulgar analogy turns out to be surprisingly accurate.

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Fried mochi ice cream ramen makes us rethink the way we eat noodles

Menya Musashi’s crazy new take on ramen actually makes it taste like a different famous dish.

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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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Fried mochi ice cream ramen appears in Japan to simultaneously hit three comfort food bullseyes

Ramen restaurant owner’s year-long dream becomes a reality.

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Japanese women lift skirts, flash ocean to attract lots of fish at annual ceremony【Video】

Tradition has roots in “the authoritative power of the female genitalia.”

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Rare vending machine at Japan’s oldest shrine sells…divine crepes!

Holy ground for parishioners and vending machine lovers at this off-the-beaten path destination. 

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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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The Petitcalator is Japan’s weirdest world record-holder in its most-forgotten big city【Videos】

Kawasaki site has held a Guiness World Record for more than 30 years.

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We asked a Japanese hairdresser to turn five of us into David Beckham: Part Two

In which The SoraNews24 Beckham Boys take on Tokyo.

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Guy next to infamous Japanese fugitive on wanted poster arrested thanks to media coverage

The suspect’s photo was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Japan’s Setsubun Bean-Throwing Bazooka is so powerful demons won’t dare come near you

Taking Japanese customs of demon-vanquishing to impressive new levels.

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