Chinese Girl Gets Hit By Train & Lives!

Via Daily Mail February 7, 2013

A horrifying story with a happy ending took place when twenty year old art student Xiao Li was posing for 'artistic pictures' with photographer friend Xiao Qing in Shaodong County, Hunan province, southern China. When Li attempted to strike a pose near on oncoming train, she slipped and fell in front of it and was launched backwards when the train hit her left shoulder. The below photo is the moment just after impact:



The driver immediately stopped the train, but, miraculously, Li escaped with just a bruised shoulder. "I felt this sudden bump and I was flying sideways. The train stopped and the driver thought he must have killed me," said Li.

Continued...

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Only in Japan Bill Murray Catches Robber

No this is not a joke. This hilarious "Only In Japan" story is true according to Super Official News: Bill Murray Catches Bank Robber In Tokyo, Accidentally.

January 28, 2013 By Jimmy Rustling Tokyo, Japan – A bank robber was apprehended today in Tokyo after stopping to talk with none other than Bill Murray. “The man robbed the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, ran out, saw Bill Murray walking on the street and stopped to talk to him. That’s when authorities were able to apprehend him,” Tokyo Police Chief Yakuza Mori told reporters.

Bill Murray who is in Tokyo promoting a new movie told reporters about the incident. “I saw this man in the street running towards me with a bag in his hand. Then he suddenly stopped when he saw me. He asked me if I was Bob Harris, the character I played in Lost in Translation. I told him, ‘sure, why not’.

Then he started telling me how much he loved me and how great he thought I was.

“I was polite, I told him that was very nice of him to say. Then kind of out of nowhere, police showed up and tackled the man,” Murray said.

With a police chief named Yakuza Mori - you'd better believe it!

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WTF Japan Zoo Escape Drill w/ Zebra?!?!

A zebra is on the loose at Tokyo's Tama Zoo, and some 60 staff are primed and ready to try and catch him.

On Friday approximately 60 staff members at the Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo, Japan conducted its annual WTF Zoo Earthquake Drill with Some Dork Wearing an Escaped Zebra Animal Outfit. The emergency setting is that there was a big earthquake that destroyed a wall next to the zebra cage. The zebra then broke free and the staff evacuated the park. Then the staff surrounded the escaped animal and shot it with a tranquilizer dart, which made the convict public pet go to sleep. Then the escapee was recaptured. Here is a short bizarre BBC News video of this somewhat very unusual safety drill entitled "This Is Just About the Weirdest Thing We've Seen All Day":



For more information, please refer to the recent history of the popular Tama Zoo Escape Drill. A similar annual exercise is also conducted at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo.

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Fukushima Housewife's Story of Nuclear Meltdown

Via Energy News January 23rd 2013

In a chilling testimony, the wife of a Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant worker, Takumi Takano, tells us about the meltdown, the hardships her family had to go through and the many Japanese government failures that followed. Knowing beforehand about the impending disaster, her husband evacuated their family from their Tomioka home just nine kilometers from the power plants on March 11, 2011. They all escaped to southerly Saitama Prefecture and then later on moved back to Koriyama, Fukushima.

"The day of the quake he told us right away that we should evacuate. My 80 y/o father lived close by. So we escaped together to the south. My husband said the wind was blowing north. He knew even before the government announced. When we were on the run he said the plant would melt down."

In this exclusive and very personal account of the Fukushima collapse, Takano blames the Japanese government for "lying to us from the get-go." Spoken in Japanese with English subtitles:



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Ichiro Suzuki Begins Spring Training

Via The Washington Post January 15, 2013

Not wasting any time, Ichiro Suzuki has started this new year off with early spring training in Kobe, Japan. Last year he was traded to the New York Yankees and batted .322 with five homers, 27 RBIs and 14 steals. Prior to being traded he was batting .261 with the Seattle Mariners. This jump in performance helped earn him a new $13 million, two-year contract with the Yankees.

“Signing with the Yankees has given me a new sense of determination,” the 39-year-old outfielder said Tuesday after a workout in Kobe. “This is a unique team, a team that can have a player like Alex Rodriguez as a pinch hitter is special and to be part of that is exciting.”

This season could be another All-Star performance for the 10-time Golden Glove outfielder.



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Bowie's "Where Are We Now?" #6 on UK Top 40

In addition to the recent high ranks on the iTunes charts, David Bowie's new single "Where Are We Now?" is currently #6 on the The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart. This is Bowie's highest UK chart entry in the past 20 years when 'Jump They Say' reached Number 9 in 1993. The album that includes this single "The Next Day" has also performed very well on the iTunes charts and will be officially released on March 8th.

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On this day his 66th birthday, January 8th 2013, David Bowie has made a long-awaited, surprise comeback into the spotlight with the release of a new single "Where Are We Now?" and a pre-release announcement of his upcoming new ablum entitled "The Next Day" on his official website and iTunes.

NEWS UPDATE: Via iTunes Store Top 10 Songs January 8, 2013 "Where Are We Now?" is currently #1 on the UK and Sweden iTunes charts. Also it is now rated at #2 in Finland and #4 in The Netherlands.

Here is the music video "Where Are We Now?"



Here is the official press release:

New York, NY--January 8, 2013--In the early morning hours of Tuesday the 8th January, Iso/Columbia Records released a new single by David Bowie titled 'Where Are We Now?' exclusively launching in the iTunes Store in 119 countries. David Bowie's first new album in ten years and his 30th studio recording, THE NEXT DAY is also available as a pre-order on iTunes with a wide release scheduled for March. January the 8th is of course David Bowie's birthday, a timely moment for such a treasure to appear as if out of nowhere.

Throwing shadows and avoiding the industry treadmill is very David Bowie despite his extraordinary track record that includes album sales in excess of 130 million not to mention his massive contributions in the area of art, fashion, style, sexual exploration and social commentary. It goes without saying that he has sold out stadiums and broken ticket records throughout the world during this most influential of careers.

In recent years radio silence has been broken only by endless speculation, rumor and wishful thinking ....a new record...who would have ever thought it, who'd have ever dreamed it! After all David is the kind of artist who writes and performs what he wants when he wants...when he has something to say as opposed to something to sell. Today he definitely has something to say.

Produced by long term collaborator Tony Visconti, 'Where Are We Now?' was written by Bowie, and was recorded in New York. The single is accompanied by a haunting video directed by Tony Oursler which harks back to David's time in Berlin. He is seen looking in on footage of the auto repair shop beneath the apartment he lived in along with stark images of the city at the time and a lyric constantly raising the question Where Are We Now?

"The moment you know, you know you know" resonates from the new single's lyric. Now we all know...David Bowie has been in the recording studio...just when we least expected it!!

And here are the track listings for the new album:

The Next Day tracklisting

Standard Version:

01. The Next Day 3:51
02. Dirty Boys 2:58
03. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 3:56
04. Love Is Lost 3:57
05. Where Are We Now? 4:08
06. Valentine's Day 3:01
07. If You Can See Me 3:16
08. I'd Rather Be High 3:53
09. Boss Of Me 4:09
10. Dancing Out In Space 3:24
11. How Does The Grass Grow 4:33
12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire 3:30
13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4:41
14. Heat 4:25

Total (Approximately) 53:14

Deluxe Version

01. The Next Day 3:51
02. Dirty Boys 2:58
03. The Stars (Are Out Tonight) 3:56
04. Love Is Lost 3:57
05. Where Are We Now? 4:08
06. Valentine's Day 3:01
07. If You Can See Me 3:16
08. I'd Rather Be High 3:53
09. Boss Of Me 4:09
10. Dancing Out In Space 3:24
11. How Does The Grass Grow 4:33
12. (You Will) Set The World On Fire 3:30
13. You Feel So Lonely You Could Die 4:41
14. Heat 4:25

Bonus tracks:
15. So She 2:31
16. I'll Take You There 2:44
17. Plan 2:34

Total (Approximately): 61: 03

For more information visit davidbowie.com

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How Can Japanese Sumo Survive?

Via Next Media Animation TV December 27, 2012

For the past 10 years or so, professional Japanese Sumo wrestling has seen a steady decline in popularity as it has suffered from fixed matches, links to organized crime, bar room brawls in Roppongi, a marijuana scandal and illegal gambling on baseball etc. The failure to produce a Japanese superstar wrestler has also driven away many long-term fans as well.

So how can Japanese Sumo survive? Well, Taiwan's Next Media Animation TV has some funny ideas:




The above reminder is courtesy of Mr. T who also wrote:

"Hey, Happy New Year of the Snake!"

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DPRK's Moranbong Band Destroys The World

Via North Korea December 23, 2012

Released yesterday, here is North Korea's Moranbong Band performing an instrumental version of "Without A Break" in celebration of the Democratic People's Republic of Best Korea's recent satellite launch. It is said that this song commemorates the "bravery and fortitude of the country’s military". This robust and epic performance was broadcast on KCNA TV. The Moranbong Band is an attractive, all-female and very talented group that made its debut performance earlier this year in July. When watching this video, look closely at the on-stage video screen and you can see the entire world explode into a ball of fire at 4:18!!! WTF?!?!?! O.O





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North Korea's KCNA Misses The Joke

Via Beijing Cream December 20, 2012

Just last month The Onion named Kim Jong Un "The Sexiest Man Alive" and this fooled the Chinese State Media’s People’s Daily Online!

Now the above press release from North Korea's Central News Agency KCNA shows that it has been duped into believing 4chan's brutal joke!



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DPRK Best Korea Launches Best Satellite

Via ABC News/AP December 12, 2012

An American space expert said North Korea has succeeded in launching a satellite into space.

Jonathan McDowell of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics said late Tuesday from Cambridge, Massachusetts, that the three-stage Unha-3 rocket launched early Wednesday morning delivered the satellite into orbit and constituted "a perfect success for North Korea." Continued...

Most likely, today's surprise launch went something like this:



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Japan's Mount Fuji Chaotic Eruption Warning

Via ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) October 13, 2012

After three centuries of peace, scientists are now predicting that Japan's Mount Fuji could soon have an eruption. Recently there have been other volcanic eruptions in other countries that previoiusly had magnitude nine earthquakes. Because of that, the chances of a Fuji flare up are increased since last year's 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Fukushima. Apparently the government of Japan is aware of this, but has done little in preparation for this potentially massive natural disaster. Below is a recent NTDTV news video on this current issue:



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NMA TV on Justin Bieber Blowing Chunks Video

Via NMA TV October 1, 2012

On the opening night of his Believe Tour, Justin Beiber suddenly vomited during the September 29th show in Glendale, Arizona. This video was uploaded by a fan soon afterwards and went viral throughout the internets. It was reported that Bieber claimed that he drank milk before the show and that made him sick. Well now the venerable Next Media Animation TV has weighed in with their funny 3D animation news video on this incident and asks what do you think made Justin Bieber blow chunks?



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"Amamiya Anna" Stopped by Tokyo Cops

Via Kotaku September 14, 2012

It has been reported by Tokyo Sports newspaper that an "anime face" beautiful young woman was recently sighted and questioned by police in Shibuya, Tokyo. The police spotted the woman in front of the Hachikō statue near the Shibuya JR railway station. The police questioned her briefly and had her identify herself before letting her go.

Could this have been the mysterious and beautiful Amamiya Anna character gone wild again? Stay tuned for more details on this story as they come in.



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Chinese Corp Buys Hollywood Sign & Christian Bale

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AFTER: (NOW)



The sign is displaying traditional Chinese characters that, according to the Bing translator, mean "Smiling after indiscriminately loving".

Via Hollywood and Swine September 15, 2012

The near-bankrupt City of Los Angeles announced today that it sold the iconic Hollywood sign for $650,000 to Hung Xia, Inc., a Beijing-based energy company. In addition to the sign, the Chinese company also purchased actor Christian Bale, the star of "The Flowers of War" film that was made in China last year. Continued...

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Chinese Quadruplet Boys w/ Numbers Shaved Heads!

Via Metro newspaper | Metro.co.uk September 7th, 2012

A few days ago in Shenzhen China, parents of four identical six-year-old quadruplet boys had their sons' hair cut to mark them with the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 in order to help identify them. The boys Jiang Yunlong, Jiang Yunxiao, Jiang Yunhan and Jiang Yunlin apparently look so similar that even their parents could not differentiate between them. That decision has now launched this interesting family into the world wide news picture:



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Via China News Network/Google Engrish August 20, 2012

"August 18, Shanxi Shuozhou Sanin County, bikini model for quality dairy cattle to do "cow model" intimate contact with cows. Shanyin County Joint United States Orange date rule Warwick County held the first "cow beauty contest", by the quality of the milk production, appearance, family descent elected the first cows Miss "champion. China news agency issued Wei Liang photo"

Here is a Chinese TV news clip of this event:



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Taiwan's First Buddhist Same-Sex Marriage

Via CNN August 13, 2012

TAOYUAN--Long-term lesbian couple Huang Mei-yu and You Ya-ting were married in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding ceremony on August 11, 2012 in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. Some 300 Buddhists chanted Sutras to bless the couple who are both 30 years old. The couple wore traditional white wedding gowns and exchanged prayer beads instead of rings in a Buddhist monastery. The couple's parents initially agreed to attend the ceremony, but because of the international media exposure they were absent. The couples' marriage is not legally recognized, but Taiwan is one of the most liberal cultures in Asia and many gay and lesbian rights groups are petitioning the government to legalize same-sex marriage. Below is the ITN news video on this historic event:



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Vietnam Airline Fined for 'Mile High' Bikini Dance Show

Via BBC 9 August 2012

Authorities in Vietnam have fined VietJet Air approximately US $956.00 for having a "mile high club" style three minute Hawaiian themed bikini dance show aboard a flight from Ho Chih Minh City to Nha Trang. The five young girls who participated in the mid-flight performance were contestants of a local beauty pageant Miss Ngoi Sao. None of the many male passengers who used cellular phone video cameras to record the show were penalized.

Here is short video of this show:





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Chinese Army Kills Asian Hornets' Nest With Fire

Via SFGate July 31, 2012

A large colony of giant Asian hornets had killed one man and stung many other people in the small town of Tsz Wan Yuen Tsuen in the Jiangin district of China. The hornets have a very painful sting that is about 6mm (1/4 inch) deep and can include a lethal dosage of venom. Authorities tracked down the insect infestation to a single nest in the village. However, the nest was too large and too high above the ground to manually destroy. So the Chinese army brought in a flamethrower and they killed it with fire:



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