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101 Hilarious Cases Showing Japan Getting Completely Lost While Translating To English

You’re walking down a quiet street in Japan, surrounded by glowing signs and unfamiliar symbols, when one sentence in English suddenly stops you in your tracks. It almost makes sense, yet somehow says everything wrong. These moments are oddly charming and impossible to forget. While translation is meant to connect…

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Countries Where People Sleep The Most, According To OECD Time Use Data

Discover where people sleep the most around the world, as 33 countries are ranked by average sleep time, revealing surprising differences in daily rest habits.

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S&P Futures Tick Higher With All Eyes on Key U.S. Jobs Report

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are trending up +0.05% this morning as investors await the all-important U.S. payrolls report for more cues on the path of interest rates this year.

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Fujifilm is gambling on strange retro compact cameras where megapixels don’t matter, and style is everything. The oddball Evo Cinema has just 5MP, but so does the best-selling Evo original

Fujifilm Japan has now shared a spec sheet on its strange, time-traveling Instax Mini Evo Cinema

Digital Camera World

Tokyo man arrested for taking part in illegal duel: ‘Very sorry that my opponent died’

Duels are prohibited in Japan and offenders can be punished with prison terms of up to five years

The Independent UK

Honda Visually Beefs Up The New Prelude

Italdesign’s reimagined NSX is the most interesting Honda at the 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, but the Japanese automaker itself has some juicy news to share as well. Through its global racing division, Honda Racing Corporation (HRC), it has given the new Prelude a racy makeover. Additionally, the Civic Type R…

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This zoom is the best-selling lens for the second year running… Here's why and the full top 10 of 2025

Zoom lenses continue to dominate Japan's photography market, with versatile workhorse optics leading the best-selling lenses of 2025

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Italdesign Brings Back The NSX With Honda's Blessing

It’s only been a month since Pininfarina gave the first-generation NSX a makeover, and now another fabled Italian design house is sprucing up the mid-engined supercar. This time, Italdesign has worked on the modern version manufactured between 2016 and 2022. Premiering today at the Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan, the…

Motor1

More diplomatic and economic tensions surface between China, Japan as a bumpy week ends

A week in which longtime tensions between neighbors China and Japan ratcheted up economically and politically is drawing to a close with no sign of improvements

The Independent UK

Nissan's New Nismo Hot Hatch Has An Unusual Powertrain

Nissan recently announced plans to double its Nismo performance-car lineup to 10 models over the coming years. At the ongoing 2026 Tokyo Auto Salon, it's showing its commitment to hot hatchbacks. While the Aura Nismo RS concept might come as a surprise to some, it’s not without precedent. There's already a non-RS version…

Motor1

This Isn't The New Subaru WRX STI. It's Another Concept

Well, after a week of teaser videos previewing what we thought would finally be a production WRX STI, Subaru unveiled this in Japan instead. Another concept.

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Should you do Fukubukuro shopping? Women say they did and got $1,250 of Coach bags for $500: ‘Denim chain Coach tabby was almost $600 by itself’

Three women did Fukubukuro shopping to celebrate the new year at a Coach store. They ended up with at least $1,250 worth of Coach bags, yet they paid only $500, something that shocked many viewers on TikTok who had never heard of the custom before.

The Mary Sue

Nasa orders its first-ever space station medical evacuation after astronaut falls ill

Agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned

The Guardian - UK

Dollar Rises on Solid US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) rallied to a 4-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.24%. The dollar moved higher Thursday due to some better-than-expected US economic news. US job cuts last month fell to a 17-month low, and weekly jobless claims rose less than expected, positive factors for...

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JDM: Japanese Drift Master PS5 Version Includes All Post-Launch Updates

Fans of drifting and open-world racing are getting a major early-year treat. JDM: Japanese Drift Master, the anime-inspired indie racing game originally released for PC and Xbox Series X|S, is sliding onto PlayStation 5 on February 6, 2026.

Sports Illustrated

Football Manager 2024: Sugar Daddy Clubs, Different Owner Types

Clubs with “Rich Benefactors” can fall into four different categories in Football Manager 2024.

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Dollar Climbs on Better-Than-Expected US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.17% and posted a 4-week high. The dollar is moving higher today on some better-than-expected US economic news. US job cuts last month fell to a 17-month low, and weekly jobless claims rose less than expected, positive factors for the labor...

Tom’s Hardware

Major Japanese electronics store begs customers for their old PCs as hardware drought continues — ‘we pretty much buy any PC’ pleads the Akihabara outlet

A major Japanese PC and electronics store is pleading with customers to sell it their old PC gear.

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80 Impressive Things Countries Implemented That Left People In Awe (New Pics)

A train arrives right on time, public spaces feel intuitively designed, and everyday tasks move without friction. Nothing seems extravagant, yet everything works in a way that feels deeply considered. Across the world, some countries have implemented small but impressive ideas that quietly improved daily life. These thoughtful systems rarely…

The Conversation

Racial profiling by ICE agents mirrors the targeting of Japanese Americans during World War II

The Department of Homeland Security in September 2025 said that 2 million undocumented immigrants had been forced out of the United States since the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency.

The Conversation

Seeking honor is a double-edged sword – from ancient Greece to samurai Japan, thinkers have wrestled with whether it’s the way to virtue

Pete Hegseth, the current defense secretary, has stressed what he calls the “warrior ethos,” while other Americans seem to have embraced a renewed interest in “warrior culture.”

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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Investors Weigh Trump Policy Shifts, U.S. Economic Data on Tap

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH26) are down -0.19%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH26) are down -0.28% this morning, pointing to further losses on Wall Street as investors digest a flurry of announcements from U.S. President Donald Trump on the U.S. housing and defense industries.

The Independent UK

Japan to test deep-sea rare-earth mining as China export curbs spark supply concerns

Tokyo set to make world’s first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth-rich mud from a depth of around 6,000m

The Independent UK

A familiar refrain as China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, begin 2026 at odds again

They’re at it again

The Independent UK

Japan railway station names third ‘stationmaster’ – calico cat named Yontama

Quirky feline role continues to boost tourism and revive local rail line

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