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Young snails tails detach during snake attacks! Awesome find. In areas where there are no snakes and with different snails, the tails stay on and the snails get eaten. Since when do snakes eat snails in the first place?! (phys.org – Snails)
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The islands dispute has turned just a moment to Haruki Murakami who wrote an essay about the situation. Basically, from news reports, he’s siding with the logic that the islands are creating a huge conflict in relationships between China and Japan and both sides need to simmer down from their Nationalism and find practical solutions. His books along with other Japanese books are being removed from bookstore shelves in China. (WSJ – Haruki Murakami) Also, director friend, Shunji Iwai, who is among the most popular Japanese directors in China has been vocal through some past tweets which has gathered a lot of views. They’ve been translated and paraphrased a bit. (@sindyeye) Sep/18th We need to think of their situation and know how provocative the actions of buying the island appears. Japan seems to forget they started the strategy war. Sep/18th Over all, the Japanese media is saying too many bad things about their neighboring countries. Children can understand how it’ll feel if someone talks bad about your own grand father or grand mother. There are so many people love Japan and so many Asians visiting Japan. Sep/18th Because in a time like this, I think people who feel the same should get together and get united to protect the peace. Sep/18th Japan tried to invade their neighboring countries, and lost the war with the US, but got an exemption. It is understandable for the country who got invaded to be still mad, It is crazy that Japan has forgotten about it. That is my understandings of the history.
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We suppose this will come in handy for most of us one day. It’s a bidet system that’ll work while you sleep. A search turned up no video, but here are a few photos. Leave it to the clever inventors at MUSCLE Corp who figured this contraption out. It’s called a Robohelper and although it doesn’t look robotic, it may help caregivers everywhere… or will it? (NYDailynews)
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The Justice Minister tells the media that they hanged two more folks. That’s 7 this year. The difference between capital punishment in Japan and in the US? You don’t get to know ahead of time. One day, they can show up, and it’s your special day. Forget the candlelight vigils outside of the prison, there just no time. (WAPO – Hangings)
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The allure of having a bagel on your forehead is back in the news. National Geographic just produced a short segment on this “trend”. Is it a bagel or a doughnut? Is a forehead just too boring? Watch the video and decide if you’re next in line. [youtube]XP5udgFS8SM[/youtube]
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