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BBC News - 'Fake fingerprint' Chinese woman fools Japan controlsA Chinese woman managed to enter Japan illegally by having plastic surgery to alter her fingerprints, thus fooling immigration controls, police claim. Lin Rong, 27, had previously been deported from Japan for overstaying her visa. She was only discovered when she was arrested on separate charges. ...
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BBC News - Japan's hotels woo train spottersJapan's hotels woo train spotters By Roland Buerk BBC News, Japan Japanese hotels near stations are trying to attract train spotters with rooms marketed as having a "rail view". Most people would prefer a room away from the tracks, fearful the double glazing would not block the rattle ...canadianmacfan added 2 days ago- SHARE
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Dezeen » Blog Archive » Godiva Chocoiste by WonderwallJapanese interior design company Wonderwall have completed a chocolatier’s shop in Harajuku, Japan, where chocolate seems to drip from the walls and ceiling.
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Video: man in Japan weds anime game character - Boing BoingOn Sunday, a man named Sal9000 married the love of his life. Her name is Nene Anegasaki, and she lives inside of a Nintendo DS video game called Love Plus. The wedding took place during a Make: Japan meet-up held at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In attendance were a live audience, an MC, ...
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Top 10 Bizarre Tourist Attractions - ListverseHere is a list to help anyone heading off on a vacation. Instead of seeing the usual tourist attractions, why not check out some of this more offbeat ones? There is something for everyone and you may even end up making new friends with equally strange taste. Starting with the Japanese Noodle ...
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Adults Fooled by Visual Illusion, But Not Kids | Wired Science | Wired.comSometimes seeing means deceiving before believing, depending on your age. Children and adults size up objects differently, giving youngsters protection against a visual illusion that bedevils their elders, a new study suggests.
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The world's oldest hotel - open nearly 1300 yearsIt's said that less than one in five businesses started today will be around in five years' time - which puts this story into perspective. Hōshi Ryokan is a hotel and spa in Komatsu, Japan. It has been owned and run by the same family for 46 generations so far, and its famous hot springs have ...
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The Pied Piper of Mucus | Popular ScienceThe plastic tube Sandy Hawkins hands me looks more like a toy horn than a medical device. Blowing into it, he tells me, will do wonders for my chest cold. I glance at the dozen or so people enjoying their mid-afternoon Starbucks and give it a few skeptical puffs. The idea for the horn came one ...
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Bra that can be used as golf putting matTriumph have designed the new bra to appeal to Japan's busy golfing women. The green corset-style garment can be removed and unrolled to create a 1.5m-long putting mat. When the user sinks a putt into one of the cups, a built-in speaker pumps out ...
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World’s Freakiest Worm Gets Expanded Family Tree | Wired Science | Wired.comFive years after discovering some of the strangest creatures in the world — mouthless worms that live in the bones of dead whales — scientists have taken a peek into their genes. Though not complete, the glimpse shows these creatures to be far more complicated than was known. The worms, found ...
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