A bungling zoo in Japan has admitted that it has wrongly identified a female lion cub for a male for nearly two years. Photo shows a 21-month-old lion in Sapporo Maruyama Zoo, Sapporo, Japan, undated. It turned out to be a lioness after zoo workers realized it did not grow…
A trendy ramen restaurant in Tokyo has banned its customers from watching videos on their phones while they eat. Newsflash Debu-chan eatery owner Kota Kai says he was fed up with diners letting his noodles go soggy while they watch their screens. And - he says - people watching videos…
A shrine associated with a famous Japanese penis festival has distanced itself from a penis costume used as an unofficial mascot for the event. Photo shows the unofficial penis mascot from the Kanamara Matsuri, undated. Kanamara Matrusi is an annual Japanese festival held each spring at the Kanayama Shrine in…
A Japanese restaurant where a mum of two had a 40th birthday sushi treat is being investigated by police after she died an hour later. Photo shows Rossella Di Fuorti (left) with her sister, Ines, undated. Rossella Di Fuorti reportedly died after eating sushi on her birthday in Soccavo, Italy,…
Experts in Japan have said that what was long thought to be a mummified mermaid is in fact fake after studying it for a year. Picture shows the mummified body of an alleged ningyo that was stored at Enjuin Temple, in Asakuchi, Japan, undated. Scientists completed an investigation to determine…