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What Was The Last Night Like For Kamikaze Pilots
Despite the numerous published testaments, photographs, and films that depict smiling pilots saluting or waving goodbye as they take off on their final mission, a rare…
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What Are the Downside of Living In Japan?
Lots of mindless, pointless paperwork for everything. If you want a new phone contract, for example, come back in two weeks because the phone company had…
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Did Japanese WW2 Soldiers Suffer From Psychological Effects Of Their War Crimes?
Immediately after the war, a large number of medical clinics were set up in Japan to treat wounded Japanese soldiers. Of approximately 30,000 patients seen in…
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In Japan 50% of men give all their money to their wives and get a monthly allowance In Japan, there’s the salary you get from your…
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What Happened In Nanjing In 1937?
After the Second Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1937, the aggressive and disciplined Japenees troops had already managed to take Shanghai, and had just taken the…
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What’s It Like To Get Arrested In Japan?
I’m not a violent or evil man. I’ve paid all my taxes, never got into fights, never joined gangs, reported found wallets, helped the disabled, etc.…
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In Japan you can hire actors to pose as short/longterm spouses, children, friends, etc. A man was hired to pose as a girl’s missing father by…
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What Is Flirting Like In Japan?
(Photo by takahiro taguchi) Flirting seems like a misnomer. It’s more like an absense of flirting. If you like someone in Japan, there are a couple…
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Why Do Japanese Homes Lose All Their Value After 15 Years?
Japanese homes only last an average of 30 years, and lose all of their value after 15. As a result, rather than being an investment that…
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How Effective Were Kamikaze Attacks In WW2?
By 1944 suicide attacks had become de facto conventional air attacks for most Japanese pilots attacking American naval task forces. For example, the Battle of the…