Read more about the article Pupils Use ‘Surrogate’ Robots To Attend Japanese Schools
Photo shows Bruce Willis in the movie 'Surrogates' (2009). Japanese schools will allow students to use robot substitutes to attend school. (Touchstone Pictures/Newsflash)

Pupils Use ‘Surrogate’ Robots To Attend Japanese Schools

Education chiefs in Japan say a new hi-tech scheme will allow children to send a robot avatar to school instead of attending themselves. The project, which is due to start…

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Read more about the article Japanese Gran, 90, Still Working At McDonalds After 23 Years, Plans To Work To 100
Tamiko Honda, 90, speaks in undated footage. She works at McDonalds for 23 years in Kumamoto City, Japan. (Newsflash)

Japanese Gran, 90, Still Working At McDonalds After 23 Years, Plans To Work To 100

Meet the 90-year-old Japanese grandmother who is still working at McDonald's after 23 years and plans to keep going until she turns 100. Japanese media have reported that Tamiko Honda…

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Read more about the article Japanese Restaurant Bans Diners From Watching Smartphones
Debuchan ramen restaurant in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, undated. The restaurant banned customers from watching YouTube videos on their phones while eating. (Google Maps/Newsflash)

Japanese Restaurant Bans Diners From Watching Smartphones

A trendy ramen restaurant in Tokyo has banned its customers from watching videos on their phones while they eat. Debu-chan eatery owner Kota Kai says he was fed up with…

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Read more about the article Wolf Uses Go Pro As A Scratching Post In Zoo
Wolf lays on the ground at the Asahikawa City Asahiyama Zoo located in Japan in undated footage. One of the wolves at the Zoo used a GoPro as a scratch post. (Asahikawa City Asahiyama Zoo/CEN)

Wolf Uses Go Pro As A Scratching Post In Zoo

This is the moment a huge wolf uses a Go Pro camera as a scratching post. The footage was shot at the Asahiyama Zoo, which is a municipal zoo in…

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Read more about the article Japanese Village Offers GBP 8,000 For Slippery Creature’s Capture
Photo shows a model of a "tsuchinoko" that is displayed at a museum in Higashishirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, undated. Tsuchinoko, literally translating to "child of hammer", is a snake-like being. (Higashishirakawa Municipal Government/CEN)

Japanese Village Offers GBP 8,000 For Slippery Creature’s Capture

A village in Japan is reportedly offering more than GBP 8,000 to anyone who captures the mythical 'tsuchinoko' serpent during an organised hunting event to be held this spring. The…

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Read more about the article Wasps Uses Genital Spikes To Fend Off Hungry Frogs, Says Study
A tree frog (Dryophytes japonica) spitting out a male wasp (Anterhynchium gibbifrons) after being stung (by pseudo-stings), undated. Male wasps use genitalia to sting their predators. (Current Biology/Sugiura et al./Newsflash)

Wasps Uses Genital Spikes To Fend Off Hungry Frogs, Says Study

Hungry frogs trying to gobble up male wasps have found that their manhoods can carry a nasty sting in the tail, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan -…

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Read more about the article Boffins Say Japanese Temple Mummy Of Mermaid That People Worshipped During Pandemic Is Fake
Picture shows the mummified body of an alleged ningyo that was stored at Enjuin Temple, in Asakuchi, Japan, undated. Scientists completed an investigation to determine the true identity of the artefact and it was determined to not be a mermaid. (Newsflash)

Boffins Say Japanese Temple Mummy Of Mermaid That People Worshipped During Pandemic Is Fake

Experts in Japan have said that what was long thought to be a mummified mermaid is in fact fake after studying it for a year. The "Mermaid Mummy" is owned…

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Read more about the article Hungry Sloth Tries To Pinch Toucan’s Lunch
A Two-toed sloth attempts to steal a Toucan's rice at Neo Park Okinawa, in Nago City, Okinawa, Japan, undated. They eat primarily leaves, shoots, fruits, nuts, berries, bark. (@neopark754/CEN )

Hungry Sloth Tries To Pinch Toucan’s Lunch

This is the moment a hungry two-toed sloth realises that - even at a stretch - the lengthy arms nature gave him sometimes just are not long enough. Sloth Pono…

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Read more about the article Alligator Snapping Turtle Uses Worm-Like Tongue To Lure Fish
Picture shows an Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) at Ikeda Zoo, in Okayama City, Japan, undated. The Zoo shared the video asking people to gusess what it was based on one unusal part of its body. (@LOVE_IKEDAZOO/CEN)

Alligator Snapping Turtle Uses Worm-Like Tongue To Lure Fish

This incredible footage shows the wormlike tongue of a massive alligator snapping turtle which is used to suck fish into the gaping mouth of the underwater creature. Once in range…

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