Unusual things that are normal in Japan
Rodney Mullen, freestyle skateboarder in Japan. 1984. v.redd.it/tm79zywuchd61
This mirror portrait was taken 100 years ago in Japan
Japan privately concludes Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled due to coronavirus reuters.com/article/olympβ¦
80% Of Residents In Japan Want Tokyo Summer Olympics Called Off chicagotribune.com/sportsβ¦
TIL buffets are called "vikings" in Japan. This is because a Japanese restaurant manager went to Sweden and liked smΓΆrgΓ₯sbords so much he copied the idea at his restaurant. This Swedish word was too hard to pronounce in Japanese, so the word "vikings" was used instead after a employee suggested it. japan-talk.com/jt/new/strβ¦
Japan finds new COVID strain, distinct from UK and Africa types asia.nikkei.com/Spotlightβ¦
Student not covering nose with mask disqualified at university exams in Japan news.abs-cbn.com/overseasβ¦
My Workstation 2021 .... in Tokyo, Japan!
Hyper Realistic Mask to be sold in Japan v.redd.it/eyq1kh9nzjb61
Myopia correcting 'smart glasses' from Japan to be sold in Asia - Can a pair of unique spectacles banish nearsightedness without surgical intervention? Japan's Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings says its wearable device can do just that asia.nikkei.com/Business/β¦
On Nov 8th, 2016, a 30m-by-27m and 15m deep sinkhole opened up in Fukuoka, Japan damaging the road & threatening nearby buildings. However, it took only 48 hours to repair power cuts, restore gas and water supplies, as well as fill everything with 6,200 cubic metres of sand & cement. gfycat.com/shamelessportlβ¦
I gave my Switch a Japan inspired makeover
Making fake lettuce which is usually displayed in the windows of restaurants so you "know what you're going to eat" - Japan v.redd.it/8dn591u3ec961
Today, Kane Tanaka of Japan turned 118. She's the third person verified to have reached this age.
Customer service in Japan v.redd.it/q94qcf0j7bd61
Mutated COVID-19 strain confirmed in Japan as nationwide case tally hits record high. japantimes.co.jp/news/202β¦
Japan to close all borders (from all countries) starting from 28th Dec until the end of January news24.jp/articles/2020/1β¦
Snowfall in Hokkaido, Northern Japan
Japan to create first wooden satellites that completely burn up on re-entry to eliminate space junk independent.co.uk/news/woβ¦
TIL after the 2011 earthquake in Japan, members of the yakuza gathered supplies and gave food to the victims. Some even opened their offices to people who couldn't return home. Some people felt like their response was much quicker and efficient than that of the government. independent.co.uk/news/woβ¦
Japanese kid ridiculed by the audience for not speaking Portuguese well just won the All Japan High School title.
Japan gave key intel on China's Uighur crackdown to U.S. and Britain japantimes.co.jp/news/202β¦
Japan makes stick-resistant packaging for food products to reduce residual waste. This is yogurt! v.redd.it/2w6y9jrp4ac61
Sunday walk in Tokyo, Japan π―π΅ (#33 Part 2) | Jimbocho π | 5PM | 45Β°F / 7Β°C reddit.com/rpan/r/whereinβ¦
This mirror portrait was taken 100 years ago in Japan
Freddie Mercury on a bullet train during a Japan tour.
The sand in Okinawa, Japan contains thousands of tiny "stars". These "grains of sand" are actually exoskeletons of marine protozoa, which lived on the ocean floor 550 million years ago.
Japan to eliminate gas-powered cars as part of "green growth plan" cbsnews.com/news/japan-grβ¦
Deer and Cherry blossoms in Nara Park, Japan gfycat.com/completeshockiβ¦
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SpongeBob reimagined in Mythological Japan. Took me 4 days to make, I hope you enjoy it!
Japan warns it will block New Zealand honey shipments if glyphosate limits breached rnz.co.nz/news/business/4β¦
Japan is still trying to figure out Christmas
Sunday walk in Tokyo, Japan π―π΅ #30 (first stream of 2021!) reddit.com/rpan/r/whereinβ¦
Saturday walk in Tokyo, Japan π―π΅ #31 (bonus episode) reddit.com/rpan/r/whereinβ¦
This LCD screen in front of a building in Japan
My mom, Japan, 1966 - Taken by my dad
Population density map of Japan.
Sunday walk in Tokyo, Japan π―π΅ (#33) | Kanda Area | 3~5PM | 45Β°F / 7Β°C reddit.com/rpan/r/whereinβ¦
The most dangerous festival in the world: Onbashira, Japan's 1200 year old festival. v.redd.it/ijcprmgd6hd61
Japan bans entry from all countries to block new strain's spread asia.nikkei.com/Spotlightβ¦
Students in Japan submit petition to raise age of consent from 13 to 16. asahi.com/ajw/articles/13β¦
In Hiroshima Memorial Park, Japan, thereβs the Peace Flame. The flame has burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation.
American B-29 Superfortresses delivers incendiary bombs to the city of Kobe, Japan (June 5, 1945) v.redd.it/rxwobv9dknd61
Container ship βOne Apusβ arriving in Japan today after losing over 1800 containers whilst crossing the Pacific bound for California last week.
TIL Curry was introduced to Japan by the British. The British brought curry from India back to Britain and introduced it to Japan after it ended its policy of self-isolation. Curry in Japan is categorized as a Western dish wikipedia.org/wiki/curry
Around 80 percent of people in Japan believe the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, planned for the summer, should be canceled or rescheduled, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday. mainichi.jp/english/articβ¦
Researchers in Japan have made the first observations of biological magnetoreception β live, unaltered cells responding to a magnetic field in real time. This discovery is a crucial step in understanding how animals from birds to butterflies navigate using Earthβs magnetic field. u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/prβ¦
Anti British propaganda, Japan 1941 (1080Γ1231)
Moon over the castle. Gifu Castle, Japan
