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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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100% Honeycore apple is found … !
Perhaps some of you have experienced eating apples with honeycore.They are sweet and juicy at the center. But, I bet none of you have ever seen or tasted a 100% honeycore apple. Here is a picture from twitter by Barter@Barte_dj_fav: According to his informative tweets,: ・ What is the breed?This is a Fuji Apple. His farm cultivates them without bags.This results in the coloring tends to be uneven, but tastier ・ Is it really sweet?Not really. It tastes like a boiled apple that didn’t have enough sugar. ・ What is an apple honeycore?Plants photosynthesize in the leaves (not sweet at this point) and the products change to fructose after moving…
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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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Vitamins don’t really contribute to health !?
Many people drink vitamin tablets and snacks with vitamin in them, in hope of a healthier lifestyle. According to BMJ Open’s paper in 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039119: A study has been conducted on “multivitamin” supplements. It concluded that they are totally ineffective for preventing heart disease and stroke. In addition, they are not only “ineffective in preventing illness”, but doesn’t boost your healthiness in any way. The paper pointed out that vitamin tablets have no positive effect at all. In the United States, about one-third of the population believes that it consuming these vitamin tablets “boosts your health” and takes multivitamins on a daily basis. Although no adverse effects have been reported,…
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Huge cabbages are harvested in Hokkaido.
It’s getting colder these days, and the delicious winter dishes with vegetables are coming up. According to FNN prime online, a supermarket in Hokkaido claim to have oversized vegetables this season. These cabbage have about 50 cm in diameter. The poster used these for pickeed herrings. According to the farmer, making these cabbages is ‘very difficult’. Although having very big impact, consumers say that “if we purchase these huge cabbages, nothing else will fit in the cart or car”. The price is about 1000 Yen, or 10 Dollars. The strain is named “Sapporo Oodama”, which literally means “big ones from Sapporo”. I wonder if they are as delicious as they…
