Real-Estate Company Specializes in Haunted and Other “Stigmatized” Properties
While most real-estate firms try their best to conceal potentially disturbing details about the properties they are trying to sell or lease, one Japanese company puts these details front and center, focusing on the advantages haunted or spooky houses have. Jikko buken, the Japanese term for “accident properties” are a controversial aspect of Japanese culture. […]
Bizarre Japanese TV Show Is All About Women Running Up Steep Streets
Having been running for the last 15 years, TV Asahi’s Zenryokuzaka is one of Japan’s most longstanding television shows, which is a bit strange considering its simple premise. Every night at 1:20 a.m., Monday to Thursday, thousands of people tune in to TV Asahi to watch the latest episode of Zenryokuzaka, a bizarre show featuring […]
Woman Recruits Someone to Lie to Her Grandmother for 13 Years, Out of Kindness
A Chinese woman was forced to lie to her grandmother, and even recruit someone to do the same, for 13 years, just to avoid breaking the old woman’s heart. Chinese media recently featured the heartbreaking story of a young woman who decided to deceive her own grandmother for over a decade, knowing that the truth […]
Buddhist Monk Has Saved Tens of Thousands of Stray Dogs in the Last 27 Years
A Buddhist monk in Shanghai, China, has dedicated more than half of his life to caring for stray dogs, rescuing and taking care of tens of thousands of them since 1994. 53-year-old Zhixiang is the head monk of the Bao’en Temple in Shanghai, but nowadays his disciples take care of most of the day-to-day business, […]
Every Year, This Japanese Shrine Holds the Weirdest Ritual You’ll Ever See
The Aruka Shrine in Japan’s Ebina City is the oldest shrine in all of Sagami Province, but to the general public it’s known for a unique ceremony that involves a priest wearing a 2-meter-long headgear in the shape of a green onion. Negi-san, the head priest at Aruka Shrine has been performing the green onion […]
Unique Service Lets You Rent Fat People by the Hour
A new Japanese service is drawing attention for allowing both individuals and companies to rent out “fat people” for 2,000 yen ($18) per hour. Renting people for various purposes isn’t anything new in Japan. From renting someone to befriend your cheating partner’s lover and convince them to back off, to renting middle-aged men for company, […]
Bizarre Exercises See Pensioners Hanging by the Neck to Treat Back Pain
Hanging by the neck is considered dangerous, some would even call it deadly, but pensioners in China are increasingly turning to it as a form of exercise to treat back pain. A bizarre exercising trend has become very popular among elderly fitness enthusiasts in China’s Liaoning Province over the last couple of years. Photos and […]
Man Shocked to Find Video of His Wife Marrying Another Man on Social Media
A Chinese man was browsing his favorite video app when he stumbled upon a recent video of his wife marrying another man in a neighboring town. At age 35, Yin Cheng (pseudonym) is already considered an “elderly youth” in his in his home city of Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, so it’s no surprise that his family […]
Man Uses Lamborghini Exhaust to Cook World’s Most Expensive Skewered Meat
A young Lamborghini owner in China recently got his five minutes of online fame by trying to barbecue some skewered pork with the car’s fiery exhaust and incurring about $80,000 in repair costs. A few days ago a group of men gathered around an orange Lamborghini sports car in an underground garage in Changsha, Hunan […]
Male Scammers Use Silicone Breast Prosthesis to Pose as Attractive Women Online
Police in China have recently been issuing warnings about “fake women” using realistic-looking silicone breasts prosthesis to trick men into removing their clothes during online chats and then blackmailing them with the footage. If the last couple of years have taught us anything, it’s that you should definitely not trust anything you see online. From […]
Screambulance Offers Haunted House Scares on the Go
The Screambulance is a new haunted house experience in Japan designed to offer the most terrifying experience in a very tiny space, while abiding by social distancing rules. The Covid-19 pandemic has really taken a toll on the entertainment business, and haunted house experiences are no exception. So now companies are coming up with creative […]
300-Meter Chinese Skyscraper Wobbles Ominously for No Apparent Reason
A 73-storey skyscraper in Shenzen, China, was recently evacuated after it reportedly started shaking for no apparent reason, sending inhabitants into a panic. On Tuesday afternoon, SEG Plaza, a 20-year-old skyscraper in Shenzen, started wobbling visibly, prompting both people inside and those on the streets below to flee for their lives. Videos shared on social […]
70-Year-Old Pensioner Has Completed Over 100 Marathons in the Last 20 Years
A 70-year-old Chinese woman has been dubbed “Super Grannie” after it was revealed that she is an avid runner, with over 100 marathons completed in the last two decades. Most people choose to take it easy after they retire, but Liaoning-based Wang Lang is definitely not one of them. She only started running at the […]
Ordering Loophole Allows Student to Eat for Free at KFC for Six Months
A 23-year-old university student was recently sentenced to two and a half years in prison for swindling KFC out of about $31,000 in fast food, by taking advantage of an ordering loophole. The student, surnamed Xu first discovered the glitch in 2018, and not only continued to use it to his benefit for the next […]
There Is Something Off About These Bridesmaids
Videos shot during a wedding in Pingdingshan, China’s Henan Province, have gone viral on social media, because of the three bridesmaids and their unusual gender. The role of bridesmaid is traditionally reserved for women, but what happens if the bride doesn’t have any female friends, or if none of her friends can make it to […]