They say you should spend at least three months’ salary when selecting an engagement meteorite, but this guy seems to have gone overboard.
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Childhood is notoriously short in education-and-work-come-first Japan, but these tykes’ throwback idea of fun got them out of trouble with the law.
Japan’s infamous bar barkers often won’t take no for an answer, but one veteran says this response will stop them in their tracks.
Those ropes don’t seem so innocent when you read what’s on either side of them.
When discussing the gut-wrenching question, Japanese man looks outside the box…and into the heart of darkness.
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This may look like a bathroom crisis, but it’s actually an educational opportunity.
Spring can’t come soon enough for this employee on morning cleaning duty.
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