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Japan Goes There With Mayo Pizza

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:30:26 +0000

America’s controversial condiment just became Japan’s newest pizza topping… Even the egg-based spread’s more ardent supporters would acknowledge that there is something about the taste, color and texture of mayo that makes it dodgy companion for some foods. Pizza is probably one of those foods. Yet in Japan (a nation often described as “mayonnaise obsessed”) Domino’s is rolling out a [...]

Consultate-General of Japan in Seattle Visits Yakima

Cefus — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:07:04 +0000

Today I welcomed the Consulate-General of Japan based in Seattle. He is in Yakima learning more about our community and building relationships with Yakima area organizations. Yakima has a sister city relationship with Itayanagi Japan in the province of Aomori. He plans to visit the Yakima Valley Museum and travel to Wapato as part of his visit here.

Japanese Scientists Use Human Waste to Create Meat [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:33:33 +0000

If you weren’t vegetarian before, perhaps it’s time to make the switch. Scientists in Japan have now created a way to synthesize “beef steaks” from human feces. The discovery was made after a Tokyo sewage plant approached scientists, asking them if they could figure out a way to utilize all the sewage sludge lying around.

Russell Brand and Six Other Celebrities Who Have Been Deported

John Riggs — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:00:14 +0000

Russell Brand just wanted to see his wife Kate Perry perform in Japan. Unfortunately for the funnyman, Japanese authorities weren't amused by his criminal record, and on Sunday the 35-year-old was deported from the island nation.

Perry took to Twitter to explain what had gone down:

So...my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place," she tweeted. "It was for priors from over 10 years ago! ...But of COURSE I my Japanese fans & the show #MUSTGOON no matter the daily aftershocks or husband kidnappings!"

Brand is just the latest in a long list of celebrities whose behavior has been deemed so abhorrent that they were banned from an entire nation. Read on to see who else got the big boot.

First Person View of Tsunami in City [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:59:56 +0000

This is what it looked like when the tsunami waves were starting to come down city streets. Starts out pretty harmless but the water levels start rising, carrying cars and eventually start sweeping away buildings. Very surreal.

Officials expand evacuation area around quake-damaged Fukushima plant Radiation 1,000 times normal

Jackson — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:46:06 +0000

REMEMBER THE PHRASE ” DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, IT’S ALL SMALL STUFF”. AH, I THINK WE NEED TO START SWEATING A LITTLE BIT! According to the Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the radiation reached around 1,000 times the normal level in the control room of the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima nuclear power [...]

Quake, Tsunami Hit Japan; Affect The World [LIVE VIDEO]

John Riggs — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:00:41 +0000

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and Google's crisis response page to report missing persons.

Earthquake and Tsunami Hits Japan

John Riggs — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:41:38 +0000

TOKYO – Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter. There were reports of injuries in Tokyo. In various locations along Japan’s coast, TV footage showed massive damage from the tsunami, [...]