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Woman jailed for killing virtual husband

by Amy Hatch, Posted Nov 6th 2008 10:01AM

Even pretend marriages can go horribly wrong -- a Japanese woman engaged in an online game "killed" her virtual husband following their virtual divorce, and how she's been arrested on the suspicion of hacking. The game, called "Maple Story," lets ...
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Teen named pen-spinning king

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Mar 31st 2008 8:11PM

A sixteen year-old Japanese boy has been crowned the king of pen-spinning. Rkuyi Omura a high school student was named champion of a, uhm pastime, I guess you'd call it. Pen-spinning occurs when a pen is maneuvered between the hand, little ...
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Potty-training, Japanese style

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 13th 2007 12:54PM

There are a lot of things I truly admire about the Japanese culture. My bathroom is an homage to Japanese style and when designing it, I studied books and websites and consulted with experts in order to get it just right. There are also a lot of ...
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60-year-old woman impregnated

by Sandy Maple, Posted Oct 5th 2007 1:31PM

For a number of reasons, including ethical concerns, surrogate births and artificial insemination are rare in Japan. And although it isn't illegal for single women to have these procedures, births from donated eggs are restricted to married couples ...
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