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A Male Whale and a Female Whale were swimming along the coast of Japan when they noticed a Whaling Ship

by cringeyjokesman September 6, 2022, 2:43 am

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TIL Devils Hole is a window into a vast aquifer and an unusual indicator of seismic activity around the world. The pool reacts to large quakes far away. Quakes in Mexico, Japan, Indonesia and Chile have caused water to ‘slosh’ around like water in a bathtub (up to two meter waves)

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 8:31 am

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TIL prostitution is illegal in Japan but the law recognize only vaginal sex. Oral, anal and masturbations are not criminalized.

by whatilearned September 1, 2022, 9:46 pm

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TIL in 2001, the Japanese emperor admitted the ancient Korean blood (Baekje royal family) in the “unbroken” imperial line of Japan, and Korean influence in the formative years (7~9th century) of Japan. In Korea it became front-page news, while in Japan most media stayed silent

by whatilearned September 1, 2022, 7:55 pm

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Top FIVE THINGS you should NEVER do in Japan

by CopyPastaArchive August 30, 2022, 4:21 pm

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Why does Japan have such low obesity rates?

by cringeyjokesman August 26, 2022, 6:09 pm

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TIL In Tokyo, Japan, there’s a monthly cross-dresser event where 400 people (70% of them cross-dressed) show up each time. It’s been there since 2007

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 7:18 pm

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TIL: Until 2013, foreign chefs in Japan were legally barred from working in restaurants specializing in traditional Japanese food and could only serve foreign cuisine. Japan changed its regulations for foreign chefs after traditional Japanese cuisine won UNESCO designation.

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 1:00 pm

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I am not alone – we are all alone: Using masturbation as an ethnographic method in research on shota subculture in Japan

by CopyPastaArchive August 24, 2022, 10:47 pm

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TIL: In Japan train conductors, drivers and station staff use a system called “Pointing-and-Calling”. Each step in a given task is reinforced physically and audibly to ensure the step is both complete and accurate. This has reduced workplace errors by up to 85 percent.

by whatilearned August 20, 2022, 1:28 pm

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Today I learned that at one point Japan seriously considered converting to Islam

by whatilearned August 14, 2022, 4:49 am

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TIL: Ainu, the indigenous peoples of Japan stole and raised bear cubs to later slaughter in a ritual ceremony. The cub was raised as one of their own, fed the finest grains, massaged and even offered sake. Some believe this is where modern Japanese (Wa) got the idea to raise their cattle (gyu) Wagyu

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 8:24 pm

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