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World’s most expensive crab dies in Tottori, Japan.
The snow crab, which was sold for 2 million yen or $19,000 in an auction and was certified as the “highest crab in the world” by the Guinness World Records at that time, unfortunately died, according to NHK news. The facility that was breeding this crab will stuff and exhibit it in the future. This snow crab was auctioned off for 2 million yen, or $19,000. The crab was labeled as the highest-class male snow crab brand “Gokisei” called “Matsuba Gani”, and was the “most expensive crab sold at an auction” according to the Guinness World Records at that time. It was certified as a record. The snow crab was…
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A 64-year-old crazy woman who pierced unpurchased Yubari melons with her fingers, is arrested.
In July 2020, a 64-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of dealing damage to unpurchased property at a supermarket in Kushiro City for puncturing 13 Yubari melons displayed at the sales floor with her fingers. Accrding to hbc news, an unemployed woman (64) from Otanoshikeminami, Kushiro City was arrested. The woman is suspected of having pierced at least 13 of the Yubari melons displayed at the supermarket in Hoshigauraodori, Kushiro City, around 1:30 pm on July 28, this year. According to the store officials, an employee found a thumb-sized hole of about 1 to 2 cm in the Yubari melon in the cardboard box that was on the sales floor,…
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PS5 is out of stock – so much demand!
In Japan, PlayStation 5 sold 118,000 units in 4 days, while the Xbox Series X | S sold 21,000 units in 6 days, according to Famitsu. The best-selling title as a packaged version of the software for PS5 is “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales”, which sells 18640 softwares. In Japan, it seems that PS5 is much more popular. I wonder how this is for the rest of the world. Thank you for reading all the way to here. If you enjoyed, please place a Like or Share! If you have any comments or questions, please post below.
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Pioneer releases new USB that improves sound quality just by inserting them – 100,000 yen / $1,000 dollars
Pioneer, a company that is strong in audio tech, is releasing the flagship model “APS-DR300” and the high cost performance model “APS-DR200” from the USB sound quality upgrader “DRESSING” in December. According to Phileweb, The price is open, but the APS-DR300 is expected to sell for around 100,000 yen or $1,000 dollars excluding tax, and the APS-DR200 is expected to sell for around 20,000 yen or $200 dollars excluding tax. This item is said to “reduce power supply noise and signal noise which allows you to enjoy high-quality music” by connecting to the USB terminal of the audio device. It uses a machined aluminum housing that suppresses vibration which is…
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3 surprising items sold at Daiso!
As many of you people who have been to Japan may know, Daiso is a very cheap store with a huge variety of items, perfect for souveniers. According to bg-mania.jp, the most surprising items sold in Daiso, based on SNS research are: Pocket tissue with Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) These come with full names of each characters. They come with old-fashioned illustrations and the kanji for “destruction” are printed on the tissue itself. Fans should definitely check it out. 2. Raw caramel from Hanabata Ranch Maybe some of you have heard of this “raw caramel” from Hanabatake Farm. This was a huge boom a while ago and was extremely…
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Strange Illusions from Japan and the world…
Illusions that trick the brain to see different things are fun to view from time to time. Here are some recent / famous illusions from the web: Thank you for reading all the way to here. If you enjoyed, please place a Like or Share! If you have any comments or questions, please post below.
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UNIQLO is flooded with customers; customers scramble with each other, children crying, glass breaking apart, and mannequins are stripped
I’m sure most of you have heard of UNIQLO, a casual clothing storefrom Japan. They have recently revived the popular collection “+ J” in collaboration with world-famous fashion designer Jill Sander for the first time in nine years. According to livedoor news, The response was tremendous, with users who report the UNIQLO stores with a long line formation before the store opening, much related words on Twitter trend, attracting much attention. Out of the many crowded stores, Nagoya seemed one of the worst.Here are some pictures from Twitter of the first day of the sales: Thank you for reading all the way to here. If you enjoyed, please place a…
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Strange looking yam is harvested in Japan
Many countries love eating yam, as it is has good compatible with many dishes. However, I doubt you have ever seen one like this. According to Yahoo news, Shigeo Takagi, 73 years old living in Kawamata Town Kogami has harvested this peace-sign like yam. It was about 50 centimeters long and was harvested in his field just next to his house. He has harvested U-shaped yams but never a peace-sign yam. Because the corona pandemic is spreading fear and agony worldwide, he “hopes peace will prevail the world.” What a wonderful, heartful message. Thank you for reading all the way to here. If you enjoyed, please place a Like or…
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30% of companies using telework quit due to employees slacking off in Japan
Due to the corona pandemic, many companies in Japan have implemented teleworking. According to Tokyo Shinbun web, about 30% of companies in Japan with telework quit, due to many reasons such as reduced productivity. Of those that quit say: “We have no plans of teleworking again.” 788 companies in Tokyo were surveyed in 2020, September to October. 232 companies, which account for roughly 30% “quit teleworking”. Reasons for this were: “reduced productivity” 46%, “machine and networking infrastructure difficulties” 40%, “matching with the site necessary for accounting” “not comfortable with the security”. On the other hand, the 46% of the companies still teleworking has progressed work style reform, but 58% of…
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Too many cashless payment options in Japan
Japan used to be a country with one of the lowest cashless payment options. This is a graph by digima-japan comparing countries and their cashlessness: However, with the corona virus pandemic, actual cash is less hygenic became less popular. A lot of new cashless options have emerged, and here they are as of 2020/11/1: Transportation IC type electronic money (Prepaid) (Usable anywhere in Japan): ICOCA, Kitaka, Suica, Monorail Suica, Rinkai Suica, SUGOCA, TOICA, nimoca, ISAS nimoca, Denden nimoka, Mejiron nimoka, PASMO, Hayakaken, manaca Transportation IC type electronic money (Prepaid) (Usable only in local areas): ICi-Card, IC bus card (Kitami bus), Asaca, ayuca, icsca, ICOUSA, itappy, Ibappi, IruCa, Iwasaki IC CARD,…
