Why Japanese security guards patrol in a clockwise direction
Get your notebooks ready, criminals! Here’s an informative clip from a Japanese quiz show:
Most security companies in Japan train their guards to walk clockwise around buildings when making patrols. This is because a great many windows used in Japan have their locks on the same side. A security guard walking clockwise around a building can efficiently confirm that every window is properly shut and secured.
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Categories: General Japan
2 heart mark dogs
Reuters reports on some very important news from Japan:
Japan’s famous “Heart” dog welcomed a canine brother named “Love”, also bearing the same heart-shaped pattern on his coat.
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Categories: Animal Videos
Seiyu products + hair
A Seiyu commercial makes fun of gyaru hairstyles while advertising its products:
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Categories: Odd / Strange
Korean men vs. Japanese men / opinions on ugly girls
A couple subtitled clips of shouting foreigners from the classic Japanese TV show “Koko ga Hendayo, Nihonjin“:
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Categories: Foreigners in Japan, Japanese TV
Rubber band machine gun
Mr. Nakamura of the Japan Rubber Band Gun Shooting Association fires off his rubber band machine gun:
Here are some photos that show how one can construct a rubber band machine gun. Nakamura has written a guide book to the art of making rubber band guns.
Bonus clip – Nakamura-san shows off his quick firing skillz:
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500 yen coins change color
About 300 discolored 500 yen coins have been found in Kanagawa Prefecture (prompting national news coverage):
The batch of coins was minted only 2 months ago, yet they have somehow oxidized and become discolored. Officials are investigating the cause of the discolorization.
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Categories: Odd / Strange