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· Bryan Ke
Japanese Train Company Sorry for ‘Inexcusable’ 25-Second Early Departure
West Japan Railways, also known as JR West, offered an official apology after one of its trains left almost half a minute earlier than scheduled last Friday morning, calling the incident “inexcusable.” The train at Notogawa Station in Shiga Prefecture, part of the Biwako Line,…
· Bryan Ke
China’s Biggest Training School for Internet Stars Just Opened Its Doors
A school dedicated to training future live-streamers, dubbed the “largest internet star training school in central China,” opened its doors on Tuesday and many people are curious about its curriculum. The school, located in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei Province,…
· Bryan Ke
Crow In Japan Steals Credit Card From Passenger, Tries To Buy Train Ticket With It
A random crow in a Japanese train station is going viral after demonstrating its rather high intellect by stealing a passenger’s credit card and using it to buy a train ticket. Twitter user kinoshi42155049 shared a short clip on the social media platform showing the crow trying…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Boy Trains 4.5 Hours a Day to Be Like Bruce Lee
Ryusei “Ryuji” Imai, an 8-year-old boy from Nara, Japan, is going viral for being able to copy Bruce Lee’s exact moves from the iconic films “Way of the Dragon” and “Enter the Dragon.” Ryuji shared the now viral video a few days before his birthday to his more than 292,000…
· Carl Samson
Officer Who Dragged David Dao Sues United Airlines for Not ‘Training Him Properly’
A former aviation police officer who was fired after dragging passenger Dr. David Dao off a United Airlines flight has filed a lawsuit against the company and the Chicago Department of Aviation. In the suit filed in Cook County on April 10, James Long argued that he was not…
· Ryan General
China to Ban People With Bad ‘Social Credit’ From Flights and Trains
China’s “social credit” system, which the government has said it is planning to implement sometime in 2020, is already slowly taking shape. The National Development and Reform Commission reportedly announced via its website that beginning in May, individuals deemed to have…
· Carl Samson
Hong Kong Man Kills Girlfriend, Leaves Body in a Suitcase at Train Station in Taiwan
Hong Kong police arrested a 19-year-old man who admitted to killing his girlfriend and leaving her corpse near a metro station during a trip to Taiwan last month. Chan Tung-kai, nicknamed “Big Mole,” was detained at 6 p.m. on March 13, according to The Standard.
· Bryan Ke
Chinese Passengers Angrily Confront Foreigner Smoking a Cigarette in Beijing Train
A video showing a foreign man smoking on the Beijing Metro Line 2 subway and being confronted by Chinese passengers is going viral on Chinese social media. The 22-second clip, which was posted on Weibo on February 24 by user Jg_JiaWuJia, shows a very intoxicated man having an…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese ‘Migrant Workers’ Become Role Models in Taiwan for Selfless Act on Train
Two young men, believed to be Vietnamese migrant workers, recently earned praise for their act of kindness, giving up one of their pre-reserved seats to two children inside a crowded train in Taiwan. To give way to the kids, one of the kind men sat on the lap of the other,…
· Carl Samson
Japanese Woman Groped on the Train for 6 YEARS as a Teen Writes Book About Experience
A Japanese woman who was groped on the train for six long years just published a book that chronicled her horrifying harassment experiences. Groping in public transportation, or “chikan”, is an arguably tolerated phenomenon in Japan. Schoolgirls are common victims, usually of…
· Carl Samson
High Expectations Chinese Dad Trains Shirtless Kids During a SNOWSTORM
iA father in China has sparked controversy after subjecting a group of children to draconian training in a blizzard with sub-zero temperatures. In a video that surfaced online, He Liesheng can be seen ordering 13 children, including his own son, to endure a variety of exercises…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Bullet Train Almost Speeds Off With 200 Passengers Left Behind
Many commuters were baffled when a Tokyo-bound bullet train departing from Nagoya Station almost left behind 200 passengers without letting anyone board on Dec. 13. The train made its departure at around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, but did not let the 200-or-so passengers get on the…
· Bryan Ke
Indonesian Teen Gets Skull Cracked By Train While Taking Selfie With Friends
A 16-year-old girl miraculously survived after a speeding train hit her head, cracking her skull wide open while she was taking selfies with her friends by the railroad in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia. According to The Sun, the victim, identified as Ely Hayati, was behind…
· Ryan General
Chinese Commuter Fakes a Seizure on the Train to Get a Seat
A Chinese commuter has impressed and shocked the internet for his unique strategy in securing a free seat during rush hour. With no more space to sit on, the unidentified man decided to fake a seizure just so he could clear some seats on the packed train, reports the Sun.
· Ryan General
Japanese Train Company Apologizes For Departing 20 Seconds Earlier Than Scheduled
Only in Japan where a train’s departure, 20 seconds earlier than schedule, is an offense not taken lightly. Japanese rail company Tsukuba Express has made international headlines for taking the time to apologize to the public for a minor screw up that other countries might…
· Ryan General
Japanese Cameraman Catches News Reporter Filming Upskirt Videos Women on Trains
A reporter from a prominent newspaper in Japan was recently captured on film secretly recording women’s skirts during a train ride in Tokyo’s Yamanote Line. Local authorities have since arrested 35-year-old reporter Keisuke Masuda of Asahi Shimbun, one of Japan’s leading news…
· Ryan General
Man Caught Casually Shoving Cleaning Woman onto Train Tracks in Hong Kong
An unprovoked attack on a defenseless female cleaner in Hong Kong was recently captured on video, sparking outrage among netizens when it emerged online. The 59-year-old sanitation worker, identified only by her surname Leung, was suddenly pushed by a 56-year-old man onto a…
· Bryan Ke
Deadly New Strain of Bird Flu in China Could Trigger Global Pandemic
A new strain of H7N9, commonly known and referred to as bird flu, is circulating in China, and scientists believe this could pose a threat to humans as it has the potential to trigger a global pandemic. American and Japanese researchers have tested the new bird flu strain, which…
· Kyle Encina
Man Caught Trying to Board Train With 50 Venomous Snakes in China
Chinese authorities apprehended a man, believed to be in his 50s, who wanted to take the train to Guangzhou while carrying 50 live snakes that were in a bag wrapped in a towel inside his briefcase. On Sunday, security guards at a train station in Zhejiang Province were startled…
· Heather Johnson Yu
K-Pop Trainee Sparks Outrage After Suggesting The Size of BIGBANG Star T.O.P’s Penis
Han Seo Hee, the trainee who vaped marijuana with T.O.P., recently took to Instagram live to answer viewer questions and revealed shocking information about her upcoming debut, relationship status with T.O.P., and, allegedly, his “member” size. According to AllKpop, Han referred…