Japan finally lifts its 67-year-old ban on dancing
The ban was put into place after World War Two, and forbade dancing in venues without a special ‘dance license’ Wednesday 24 June 2015 Japan has lifted a 67-year-old ban on dancing, to the delight of...
View Article‘Buff’ silverback gorilla drawing crowds of women to Japanese zoo
From the topic You What? 26/06/15 A giant gorilla with “brooding” good looks and rippling muscles is causing quite the stir at a zoo in Japan. Women are said to be flocking to check out the hunky...
View ArticleIncredible 3D colour images from 1850s Japan
In 1851, when Scotsman Sir David Brewster invented a photographic device called the Lenticular Stereoscope, the way people saw the world changed forever. After presenting it to Queen Victoria at the...
View ArticleCat stationmaster Tama mourned in Japan and elevated as goddess
Accessibility links Sunday 28 June 2015 By Associated Press 4:06PM BST 28 Jun 2015 Tama the stationmaster, Japan‘s feline star of a struggling local railway, was mourned by company officials and fans...
View ArticleFounding members of China-led AIIB to gather in Beijing
BEIJING, June 28 (UPI) — The 57 founding members of the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are to meet Monday in Beijing at a signing ceremony – a bank the U.S. and Japan, two of the...
View Article‘Miracle goldfish’ hides in aquarium for 7 years
June 27, 2015 by Pete Thomas This Post is Brought to You By Shares Goldfish now on display is regaining some of its color. Photo: Shima Marineland A story circulating in Japan involves what has been...
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