29-Year-Old Man Lives in a Tent Because He Wants to Relax Not Work
A 29-year-old man who has been living in a tent in an abandoned parking lot for 200 days has become the newest symbol of China’s increasingly popular ‘lying down’ culture. At the end of 2018, Li Shu quit his job in Sichuan Province and began spending most of his time chilling in his rented apartment. […]
Many Japanese Turn to Smile Instructors to Learn How to Smile Again After COVID
After wearing masks in public for three long years, many Japanese are signing up for smiling classes to learn how to smile again without looking awkward. Smiling used to be a natural response, but apparently, three years of hiding behind a mask have left many Japanese unable to smile naturally. Some of them are now […]
Teenage Bully Accused of Forcefully Tattooing His Schoolmates
A 16-year-old teenager from South Korea has been accused of forcefully practicing his tattooing skills on two younger schoolmates that he had allegedly been bullying for years. A disturbing school bullying case has been making news headlines in South Korea and sparking outrage among parents. The Incheon Nonhyeon Police Department has confirmed that it is […]
Thieves Rent Entire Hotel, Spend a Month Digging Tunnel to Oil Pipeline
A gang of eight was recently apprehended just as they were about to reach their goal – an oil pipeline – after spending a whole month digging a secret tunnel to it from their hotel. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency recently reported the capture of eight criminals who had rented an entire hotel in Cheongju, […]
22-Year-Old Man Marries His 48-Year-Old Former Teacher
The marriage between a 22-year-old Malaysian man and his 48-year-old former teacher has been making news headlines in South-East Asia. Muhammad Danial Ahmad Ali first met his future wife, Jamilah Mohd, in 2016, in the classroom, as she was his Malay teacher in junior high school. There was nothing romantic about their relationship last the […]
Grandfather Becomes Makeup Beauty Blogger to Save Young Boy’s Life
A 72-year-old man in China melted the hearts of millions after it was reported that he spends most of his time promoting makeup and other beauty products online in order to treat his sick grandson. People will do all sorts of crazy things for their loved ones, and 72-year-old Zhu Yunchang is a perfect example. […]
Japanese Hotel in Hot Water for Fermenting Drink with Bacteria on Employees’ Hands
A popular Japanese hotel has been forced to issue a public apology after it was reported that employees at its cafe fermented a citrus drink by using the bacteria on their own hands. The AWA Nishiizu Hotel in Numazu, Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture, has come under fire for putting its clients’ health at risk by breaking […]
Man Spends 21 Hours on His Knees in Front of Ex-Girlfriend’s Workplace
A young man from China’s Sichuan province spent over 20 hours kneeling in front of his ex-girlfriend’s workplace hoping to convince her to take him back. A lovesick man became the talk of Chinese social media this month after spending almost 21 hours kneeling outside his ex-girlfriend’s workplace in Dazhou City. The man reportedly started […]
45-Year-Old Man Finds Online Success by Posing as a Teenage Girl
Nanami Kana (Nanamiかな) looks like a Japanese teenage girl in most of the photos she posts on Twitter, but she recently shocked her fans with photos of herself from 12 years ago in which she appeared as a bearded, overweight man. A Japanese influencer with around 35,000 Twitter followers, Nanami Kana is actually just the […]
How a Popular Anime Caused Japan’s Raccoon Infestation
Raccoons are not native to Japan, yet in the last few decades, the furry critters have become naturalized in 44 of the country’s 47 prefectures, causing all sorts of problems for humans and other animal species. And to think it all started with a cute anime series… In 1963, American writer Sterling North launched his […]
Man Calmly Drives With Swarm of Bees Nesting Inside of His Car
Bees are considered an omen of good fortune in China, so when a man found a swarm of bees building their nest in his car, he decided to just drive the car with his new winged companions. A man from China’s Anhui province recently went viral after posting a series of videos of himself calmly […]
Man Learns His Online Girlfriend of One Year Was His Best Friend’s Wife
A Chinese man whose best friend’s wife had introduced him to his online girlfriend of over a year recently learned that the woman he had fallen in love with had actually been his friend’s wife trying to scam him. Mr. Zhou, a middle-aged man from Xuchang, China’s Henan province, had been trying to raise money […]
Thai Man Claims Wife Left Him, Married Someone Else After Undisclosed Lottery Win
A Thai man is taking his ex-wife to court, accusing her of concealing a lottery win of 12 million baht ($352,000) from him before breaking up with him over the phone and marrying someone else. Narin, a 47-year-old scorned man from Thailand’s Isan region, recently hired a lawyer to help him wage a legal battle […]
China’s Impressive ‘River Highway’ Lets Motorists Drive Through the Middle of a River
A mountainous river valley in China’s Hubei province is home to one of the Asian country’s most impressive pieces of infrastructure – a highway bridge that runs through the middle of a river. Finalized in 2015, China’s ‘river highway’ is widely regarded as an infrastructural wonder. Designed to link the town of Gufuzhen in Xingshan […]
Man Finds Son Playing Video Games at 1 AM, Makes Him Play Continuously for 17 Hours
A father who caught his young son playing video games on his phone at 1 am on a school night punished him by making him play on his phone until he could play no more. Too much of a good thing becomes harmful or bothersome over a large period of time, and one Chinese boy […]