Anti-scamming superhero revealed
Watch out, criminals! Police in Tokyo have created Furiko Man, a superhero that spreads awareness about scammers who pose as family members to trick elderly people into sending them money:
I’m not really sure that this kind of superhero appeals to the target demographic, but he’s still pretty cool.
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Categories: General Japan
Ken Tanaka: Effortless Japanese
Real life nihonjin Ken Tanaka teams up with Remi February to bring you really easy Japanese. You too can abbreviate your Japanese to sound like a native with the steps outlined in the video.
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Hot spring for seals in Hakone
Despite the cut little buckets and towels that staff gave to the seals at this aquarium in Hakone, they aren’t actually swimming around in an onsen:
The temperature of the water is actually only – degrees, but since the snow falling yesterday was so cold, it gave the pool the steamy appearance of an onsen.
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Categories: Animal Videos
Send in the Robots
A Canadian Broadcasting Corporation report about how Japanese researchers are creating worker robots that could help overcome the problems created by an aging workforce and low birthrate:
[via Astroboy World]
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Categories: Technology
