A farmer who ingested agricultural chemicals was admitted to a Kumamoto hospital on Wednesday. During treatment, he tossed his cookies and chlorine gas emitted from the rancid refuse sickened 54 workers and patients at the hospital, among them doctors. Hadn’t he heard of hydrogen sulfide? I mean, swallowing agricultual chemicals? There has to be an […]

Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara has stated that he “couldn’t care less” about pandas and sees no reason why Tokyo should pay what it’s being asked to for the privilege of housing giant pandas at Ueno Zoo. This isn’t the first time Governor Ishihara has made insensitive comments toward animals or human beings. His derogatory comments […]

Chiba, Japan - A boy whose teacher had all the students in his class write down who they disliked the most in the class and then announced the results in front of all the students, is attempting to make a little cash by seeking damages against the Chiba Municipal Government.
If the boy hadn’t been the […]

Suicide is as popular in Japan these days as it ever was and it’s no secret that Japan has one of the highest suicide rates among the developed nations of the world. Just what brings a person to commit such an act of violence upon him or herself remains a mystery to most of us. […]