History Japan's greatest sword was surrendered to a US sergeant in 1946. Nobody knows where it is. Ellsworth Toohey

Science In 1985, a Japanese woman wrote a letter about bookstores making her need to use the bathroom. It became a phenomenon. Ellsworth Toohey

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

Science A 1977 trawler hauled up a carcass that Japan took for a sea monster Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan Ellsworth Toohey

Japan What happened to the 2.5 mile high building designed to be taller than Mount Fuji? Ellsworth Toohey

Science Drug that grew extra teeth in mice enters first human trial Ellsworth Toohey

Games Exit 8 movie escapes subway, opens in America Rob Beschizza

Entertainment Vlogger re-creates famous Disney illusion in his garage Ruben Bolling

Technology This wooden smart home panel hides its screen until you touch it Popkin

Food Japan's truth-in-packaging law makes snacks look exactly like the box Popkin

books What do you read when you're locked up in a Japanese jail for 23 days? Ellsworth Toohey

design Japanese desk designed for people who work with cats Ellsworth Toohey

Science What happens when you clone a mouse for 58 generations? Ellsworth Toohey

Games Yakuza is getting another live-action adaptation, because the third time has to be the charm Grant St. Clair

books The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters Roger Park

art Living plant facade covers entire office building in Osaka Popkin

Japan If this masked woman asks if she's pretty, the correct answer is "average" Ellsworth Toohey

movies Exit 8 looks like the creepy film I've been waiting for Séamus Bellamy

Japan Japanese town cancels cherry blossom festival after tourists defecate in residents' gardens Ellsworth Toohey