One passenger stuck on the Diamond Princess Cruise ship said that this is the ‘ship of doom’ because they feel helpless and trapped in small rooms with no windows. The ship has started unloading some of the passengers; however, a lot of them are still inside before it’s all cleared […]
When talking about Japan and the Japanese people, we often associate them with words like politeness, intelligence, and health. However, what’s the thing which makes Japanese people so different from the rest of the world? One good guess may be their amazing education system which is also one of the […]
This Tokyo man had a larger-than-life wedding proposal which required from him to quit his job and travel for 6 months. He also needed Google Earth, GPS, and a lot of persistence. But, his efforts paid off- he got signed into the Guinness World Record for the largest GPS drawing […]
The new PM of Finland, Sanna Marin, 34, has called for a more flexible working schedule that would include a 4-day-workweek and a 6-hour-workday. She’s the second youngest head of government in the whole world and she claims that this new schedule will give workers the chance to spend more […]
Nowadays, more and more smaller companies are trying out a 4-day work week. And, Microsoft is one of them- a recent trial they made suggests that this model may work for big businesses as well. This summer, in their quarters in Japan, the company implemented the Work Life Choice Challenge […]
Do you think that waterbeds are the coolest invention ever? Well, after you hear about this capsule hotel room, you will definitely have a new favorite invention. A Japanese amusement park built a spherical capsule hotel room which floats in the sea and takes passengers on a private island. Could […]
This beautiful story of an elderly couple rarely leaves someone indifferent. After she lost her eyesight, her loving husband and a farmer decided to plant thousands of fragrant flowers in their backyard so that she can enjoy the smell. Married for 30 years, Toshiyuki and Yasuko Kuroki worked with a […]