Sperm whale found in shallow water
A sperm whale has been found hanging out in the shallow water near Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture:
The whale hasn’t been moving much, and some people fear it might be sick. Attempts to use food to lure into deeper water have apparently failed.
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Categories: Animal Videos
Ken Tanaka Meets A Japan-Raised Caucasian
Ken Tanaka’s art show, previously mentioned here on the Probe, has come to an end, but he made a special friend on the last day…
I must admit, I was a bit disappointed that we didn’t get a comparison of English accents, but what do you think of their Japanese?
Contributor Bio: Claytonian studies the Nihongoes in Saitama and blogs about Japan, language, and news at The Hopeless Romantic.
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Categories: General Japan
Kickboard scooter challenge
The crazy crew from “Haneru no Tobira” put on bug suits and try to ride a kickboard scooter through a 45-centimeter wide corridor:
Those who knock down walls or can’t make it all the way through the corridor are punished by having stinky spider breath blown into their faces.
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Categories: Odd / Strange
Strange markings in Japan
Some strange and rare markings on people and thinks in Japan:
- a cooking pan with a heart-shaped burn mark
- a cat with a paw-shaped black mark on its fur
- a 94-year-old woman with a question mark on her face
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[from "Nani kore Chin Hyakkei"]
Categories: Odd / Strange
Hikaru Utada cancels US events
Singer Hikaru Utada, who is in the United States to promote her new album, has announced on her site that she must cancel upcoming appearances due to illness:
The reason is, I’m sick. I came down with a case of “peritonsillitis”—it’s basically a more severe form of tonsillitis, in which the area around the tonsils get badly swollen as well.
This happens this to me once or twice a year, when I’m extremely tired and my immune system gets in bad shape.
I was in bed this past week, making daily trips to the hospital to get intravenous administration of hardcore medication, and now I’m near the end of the recovering stage, but the problem with this condition is that I have to be very careful until it is completely take care of, as it tends to easily come back.
It was decided that I’m in no shape to be traveling and working for a while.
She hopes to reschedule the canceled events after she recovers.
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Categories: Celebrity News
Mosquito bite relief from Hello Kitty
Mosquito bites driving you crazy? Just put some of this Hello Kitty Pokemuhi medication on the area you were bitten:
[hat tip to Ken Y-N]
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