Japan Mythological Japanese rock splits in half, potentially releasing evil demons Thom Dunn

Japanese culture A Japanese air conditioner in the 80s came with its own vinyl soundtrack Thom Dunn

Only in Japan This teddy bear is the hardest working waiter in Japan Caroline Siede

unfortunate spawn points Now space has been corrupted by capitalism, there's only one place left to escape to: Null Island Rob Beschizza

History The dentist who convinced FDR to bomb Japan with bats Gail Sherman

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

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mystery A ship found drifting in the Pacific was still afloat but all 25 passengers had vanished Ellsworth Toohey

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

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wildlife Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish Gail Sherman

video games Moss gets a second life with non-VR release this summer Gail Sherman

Design awards charmed by Kodak's $35 Charmera Rob Beschizza

nyc Toho's Oscar-winning Godzilla director returns to stomp New York Séamus Bellamy

Games Metal Gear Solid movie on the way Rob Beschizza

politics 8 million attend No Kings protests across U.S. Rob Beschizza

Science These fish know when you are staring at their kids and they don't like it Gail Sherman

Food Each slice of this bread loaf reveals a hidden creature inside Popkin

Science All five DNA/RNA building blocks found in asteroid Ryugu samples Ellsworth Toohey

war Pentagon deploys 5,000 more Marines to Middle East as Iran tensions escalate Séamus Bellamy