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· Ryan General
Japanese Train Conductor Apologizes to Passengers for Having Too Many Foreigners on Board
A Japanese railway employee has become the subject of online outrage after displaying questionable conduct to appease a passenger grievance on Monday. One of Nankai Electric Railway’s conductors, whose name was not revealed, reportedly made an announcement that may sound…
· Ryan General
IT Worker Jailed in Singapore After Taking Upskirt Videos of 33 Women
A pervy Singaporean IT promoter was jailed for 15 weeks after being charged with 33 counts of “insulting the modesty of a woman” after taking upskirt videos of 33 women and then cataloging them according to their “beauty.” Ryan Er Wei Kiat, 28, rated each video between one to…
· Carl Samson
11-Year-Old Boy Must Travel 250 Miles To Receive Chemotherapy By Himself
Getting diagnosed with cancer is devastating enough, but for one 11-year-old boy, seeking treatment hundreds of miles away by himself was his reality. Shi Luyao was living a normal life until November 2013 when he developed a high fever. Upon medical assessment, it was found…
· Ryan General
China is Now Building the Largest Bullet Train Station Under the Great Wall
China wants to make the Great Wall even “greater” with a plan to build the world’s largest high-speed railway station beneath it. The initiative will be part of the initially planned 174-kilometer high-speed railway the country intends to use for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The…
· Carl Samson
China is Building the World’s Largest Airport in Beijing
Opening in 2019, Beijing’s new airport is expected to be the world’s largest based on its design revealed last week. Construction team member Zhu Wenxin informed that the six-pointed, starfish-shaped airport measures 1,144 meters in length from east to west and 996 meters from…
· Ryan General
China Plans to Build One of the World’s Fastest Bullet Trains That Can Go 311 MPH
China wants to build one of the world’s fastest high-speed trains, capable of carrying passengers with a top speed of 311 mph. Development is scheduled as early as this year. Beijing Jiaotong University professor Jia Limin told South China Morning Post that super high-speed…
· Ryan General
Japanese Train Driver Caught Relaxing For 10 Seconds — Outrage Ensues
A Japanese bullet train driver drew flak from the public after he was caught putting his feet up during one of his Tokyo-to-Osaka trips on Tuesday. The driver reportedly claimed that he raised his legs because he had tired feet. The Japanese railway agency Central Japan Railway,…
· Carl Samson
Acid Attacker Sentenced to Death for Killing Woman Who Rejected His Marriage Proposal
A court has sentenced 25-year-old Ankur Panwar to death for throwing acid at Preeti Rathi three years ago. The decision comes just one day after the accused was convicted. The crime took place outside a Mumbai railway station in May 2013. At the time, Preeti just arrived in the…
· Ryan General
Vietnamese Woman Chops off Her Hand and Foot to Scam Insurance Company
A Vietnamese woman thought she had crafted a fool-proof plan when she convinced her friend to chop off her hand and foot in an elaborate insurance scam. The scheme, which involved her pretending to have been hit by a train, was concocted by 30-year-old Ly Thi N back in May of…
· Ryan General
China Publicly Shames People Who Owe as Little as $300 on Huge Billboards
More and more Chinese businessmen have been struggling to pay back government loans due to the current economic slowdown. Now the government has taken some drastic steps in making borrowers pay up. So far, 20 individuals the government dubbed as “dishonest,” have had their…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Man Repeatedly Spits on the Floor, Gets Shoved in Front of a Speeding Train
A Chinese man in Hunan narrowly escaped death after he was pushed onto the train train tracks as revenge for repeatedly spitting in public. On Sunday afternoon, a 48-year-old man named Tan had allegedly been spitting on the ground throughout the train station until he reached…
· Editorial Staff
This Breathtaking Video Will Show You the Best of Japan in 4 Minutes
There filmmakers have uploaded a breathtaking video showing the best parts of Japan. The description of their Vimeo video reads:
· Editorial Staff
There’s a Dark History Behind Why We Tip at Restaurants
Tipping for service is a norm in the restaurant industry in America, but many don’t know that the gesture originated from the country’s racist past with slavery.
· Editorial Staff
Why Japan Keeps a Defunct Train Station Open To Pick Up One Passenger
A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…
· Editorial Staff
China is Now Using the World’s Most Hated Verification System to Buy Train Tickets
If you thought websites making you type in indecipherable phrases through their CAPTCHA tests was frustrating, you’re lucky you’re not a China Railway ticket buyer. The national railway operator of the People’s Republic of China is employing a new verification system for booking…
· Laura Dang
This Man Just Beat Bill Gates to Become the Richest Man on Earth
Spanish retail tycoon Amancio Ortega briefly topped Bill Gates as the richest man on Earth. The elusive multi-billionaire is the owner of apparel company Zara, which has over 6,000 stores in over 89 countries.
· Laura Dang
Why This Adopted Cat is Now Running a Train Station in Japan
An important event occurred in the rural Kinokawa neighborhood in Japan earlier this week. It was announced that Nitama the cat will be assuming the role of Japan’s new cat stationmaster after the passing of Japan’s beloved cat stationmaster Tama, according to CNN. Tama passed…