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Why can’t Japanese stay in love?: With birth rates at all-time lows, it’s no secret that the Japanese aren’t famous for their romantic prowess. So why don’t Japanese couples stay together or succeed? A recent poll looks at the reasons Japanese women and men say that they don’t stay together with their significant others. What breaks a Japanese relationship? [via What Japan Thinks][/threecol_two][threecol_one_last]Mysteries of the Japanese woman: A new poll from What Japan Thinks analyzes what Japanese men find confusing about Japanese women. What is it about Japanese women that confuse men? Turns out, it’s more universal than you might think. [via What Japan Thinks]
Japanese Scientists Research Dog Paws’ Heat-exchange System: Japanese scientists recently decided to investigate why dogs are able to walk bare-pawed through the snow and other cold conditions and not freeze. Next, I hope that Japanese scientists will examine why cats’ paw pads are made from the same material as their noses. [via Weird Asia News]
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[threecol_one]Hand-Crank Vending Machine for Emergencies: In case you’ve lived through a catastrophic incident and still can’t live without your CC Lemon, fear not! By cranking up this brand-new, emergency vending machine for several minutes, you can activate it with enough energy to dispense up to seven drinks. [via Japan Trends]
Japan Inc ditches ties, casual in vogue: The image of the Japanese businessman in a suit is common, but apparently it might not be around for much longer. A new survey shows that a growing number of salarymen are ditching the tie (or at the very least, want to). Looks like the suit and tie may soon be as outdated as saying “Japan Inc..” [via News On Japan][/threecol_one] [threecol_two_last]
“Kamen Rider x Super Sentai” Film May Try For Guinness Record: You think you’ve seen people in rubber suits fighting before? You ain’t seen nothing yet! In a tokusatsu team-up to end all team-ups, the costumed heroes of both the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai franchises fight against dozens of monsters in the upcoming film “The Great Superhero War.” Reportedly, there are so many heroes and villains in tokusatsu suits that it might break a world record. Ultraman, eat your heart out. [via Crunchyroll][/threecol_two_last]
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That’s it for this week in news. Did I miss anything? Which story was your favorite? Let me know in the comments!
Every Sunday we gather the week’s weird Japanese news and present it to you in our Sunday News column. It might not be the hardest hitting news out there, but we hope that it still informs and entertains you. Enjoy!