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'Jersey Shore' Airs as 'Macaroni Rascals' in Japan?
Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 20, 2024
The alleged translation has circulated online since at least 2010, when it was mentioned on X by ...
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Photo Shows Circular 'Experimental Forestry' Project in Japan?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 4, 2024
The circular forest was allegedly planted to "measure the effect of tree density on growth."
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Japanese Emperor Hirohito Buried with Mickey Mouse Watch?
Written by:
Caroline Wazer
July 21, 2024
The emperor allegedly acquired the wristwatch during a 1975 visit to Disneyland Resort in Anahei ...
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Lululemon Founder Picked Company Name Because It's Difficult for Japanese People to Pronounce?
Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
June 26, 2024
The founder thought it would be funny to watch Japanese people try to pronounce "Lululemon," acc ...
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Real Video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z in Japan?
Written by:
Taija PerryCook
May 7, 2024
Some X users accused the singer of cultural appropriation, but they should have looked more clos ...
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Mail-In Voting Is Banned in All These Countries?
Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 3, 2024
We looked closely at the voting methods allowed in each country.
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Pic Shows Marilyn Monroe Visiting Injured US Troops in Japan?
Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 11, 2024
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio spent their 1954 honeymoon in Japan.
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Did Biden Start the 'Quad' Strategic Alliance with India, Japan, and Australia?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 22, 2023
The group says it supports “development, stability, and prosperity to benefit the people of the ...
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Were Japanese Balloon Bombs Released Over the US During WWII?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 15, 2023
Pearl Harbor was not the only Japanese attack on American soil.
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Did Taylor Swift Say 'We Should FORGIVE' YouTube's Logan Paul?
Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Jan. 8, 2018
A Twitter account posing as the E! cable network fabricated "forgiveness" statements by both Swi ...
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The Creepy Internet Tale of Hachishakusama, the 8-Foot-Tall Woman
Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 7, 2022
The story is reminiscent of Japanese urban legends and is said to have originated on the 2chan m ...
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Was Toyota City in Japan Named After the Car Manufacturer?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 4, 2022
The company has had an outsized influence on this part of Japan.
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School Shootings in Christian Texas vs. Non-Christian Japan
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct. 16, 2018
A viral tweet, offered in response to remarks made by the Republican candidate in a Texas senato ...
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Are These Skiing Ostriches Real?
Written by:
Dan Evon
May 16, 2018
Digital effects, professional skiers, and ostrich costumes were used in an advertising campaign ...
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Six 'Facts' About Healthcare in Japan
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
April 25, 2018
We fact-check a series of claims about Japan's healthcare and medical insurance system.
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Man Looks Like Mountain?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2017
A photograph purportedly showing a supine man on a beach near a mountain resembling his outline ...
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Japan to Dump Deadly Fukushima Waste into Pacific Ocean?
Written by:
David Emery
June 27, 2017
The claim that Japan has announced plans to dump 920,000 tons of nuclear waste into the Pacific ...
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Strong Earthquake Reported Off Fukushima, Japan; Tsunami Warning Issued
Written by:
David Emery
Nov. 21, 2016
A major earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, Japan, resulting in the iss ...
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Multiple People Killed and Injured in Knife Attack Outside Tokyo
Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
July 25, 2016
The victims were at a facility for the disabled in the city of Sagamihara.
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Korean Ghost Ships Wash Ashore in Japan
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 2, 2015
Korean "ghost ships" carrying corpses have washed ashore in Japan, but the phenomenon is neither ...
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