When People in Japan Say "I Have No Savings," How Much Do They Actually Have?
A 28-year-old with about ¥1 million in the bank asked what everyone's "no savings" really means, and the replies ran from ¥200 to ¥50 million.
A Little Girl Asked to Pet a Dog, Then Gave the Owner a Very Serious Nod
A dog owner asked a tiny girl if she liked dogs, got a grim nod in return, and wondered if humans were the real problem.
A Pudding Cup Fit Perfectly Into a Car's Drink Holder. Now It Won't Come Out
One driver's pudding slid into the cup holder like it was made for it, and the internet's rescue ideas escalated from tape to flipping the car.
A Reporter Tried Drunk Driving at a Driving School for the News. Her Face Stole the Show.
An Okinawa TV segment meant as a sober warning, and viewers mostly fixated on how much she drank and how much fun she seemed to be having.
He Can't Beat His Wife's 74-Year-Old Grandmother at Table Tennis
A 25-year-old asks a TV show to train him to beat his wife's 74-year-old grandmother at table tennis.
The Wall Switch Was the Remote All Along
A light switch popped off in someone's hand and turned out to be the remote they never knew they had — so everyone else went to check their walls.
Japanese Pickles Small Enough to Sit on a Fingertip. The Vegetables Are Clay.
A miniature artist's pickle packs look so real that the replies are already cooking rice.
A Cat Was Spotted Strolling Off With a Fish, and Japan Went Looking for the Barefoot Woman Behind It
A photo of a cat walking away with a whole fish sent people straight to a famous anime theme song, and then to the question of who was supposed to be chasing it.
Thailand's Queen Flew Herself to Japan. Then She Drove to the Hotel.
Queen Suthida piloted the royal jet from Bangkok to Hokkaido, and Japanese viewers immediately started casting her as an anime heroine.
Manhattan Is Spelled So Katakana-Perfect That It Feels Like a Typo
Japanese readers hunt for English words spelled exactly the way Japanese says them, and tiramisu takes the lead.
He Asked for a Fresh-Fried Triangle Choco Pie. He Got One.
A former fast-food part-timer took a customer's request very literally, and the whole restaurant heard the result.
A 100 kg Dad, a Nippon Kempo Rival, and 25 Years Since the Last Match
Forty kilos heavier and a quarter-century out of practice, an Osaka dad steps back in against his old rival.
A Crow Put a Nut on the Road. The Marathon Had Closed the Road.
Crows in Japan are known for using passing cars as nutcrackers, which made a marathon road closure a rather bad day for one of them.
What's Under the Asphalt? London's Cobbles Send Japan Digging
A photo of Victorian cobblestones showing through worn London asphalt sets off a thread about what lies beneath the streets, from Rome to Tokyo.
This Is a Hand Doing an Impression of a Foot. Brains Refuse to Accept It
A lathered-up hand impersonates a foot so convincingly that people keep seeing a foot even after they know it's a hand.
Tokyo's Wild Parakeets Are Reportedly Winning a Turf War With the Crows
Someone asked if flocks of bright green parakeets are normal in Tokyo, and the replies turned into a field report on a 50-year-old bird takeover.
A Parking Lot Pay Machine in Japan Got One Tiny Umbrella Hook, and People Want to Give It Every Award
Hang your open umbrella on the edge of the machine's little roof, and suddenly the roof is bigger and both your hands are free.
A Japanese Airport's Lazy Ninja Gimmick Turns Out to Be a Hit With Japanese People Too
Someone rolled their eyes at the ninjas posted around Nagoya's airport. The replies mostly admitted they kind of love them.
Two Sisters Wanted a One Piece-Style Send-Off for the Family Minivan. Their Dad Wasn't Ready.
An 18-year-old minivan named Rappy-chan sat wrapped in weeds because Dad couldn't say goodbye, so his daughters called in the TV detectives.
Lumpsuckers Live Stuck to Rocks, Seaweed, and Ken Matsudaira
A Yokohama aquarium showed its lumpsuckers clinging to a shogun actor's head, and viewers saw an Edo-period execution display.
