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Lonely death is a shocking phenomenon from Japan

04-04-2024

Lonely death is a shocking phenomenon from Japan

Translated from Japanese, the word kodokushi ("kodokushi" or "kokodushi") it means "lonely death". This is the name of the ...

Hip-hop, time travel and other strange prohibitions in China related to the course of the party

04-04-2024

Hip-hop, time travel and other strange prohibitions in China ...

Despite the fact that China has long been no longer a state with a totalitarian regime, the echoes of the times when the country ...

Cute Tattoo Art By Buoy

03-04-2024

Cute Tattoo Art By Buoy

Get ready to fall in love with Buoy's charming tattoos! Based in Seoul, Korea, Buoy's creations feature cute animals, characters, ...

What does Iran look like without politics, persecution, and sanctions

03-04-2024

What does Iran look like without politics, persecution, and ...

The Republic of Iran occupies a territory slightly smaller than Alaska, with a population of 82.5 million people. Despite the ...

Changeable mood wooden sculptures Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

02-04-2024

Changeable mood wooden sculptures Yoshitoshi Kanemaki

The change of human emotion sometimes is very fast. In just a few minutes, our mood may improve or deteriorate. Tears are replaced ...

Beauty under your feet: the most beautiful manholes from Japan

02-04-2024

Beauty under your feet: the most beautiful manholes from Japan

Look at your feet more often — sometimes you can stumble upon real treasures. This is exactly what Fabien Youfanck did during his ...

15 dishes of Uzbek cuisine, from which you can choke on saliva

31-03-2024

15 dishes of Uzbek cuisine, from which you can choke on saliva

Spicy, rich, hot and hearty dishes of Uzbek cuisine are food that many have been familiar with since childhood. It is unlikely that ...

What does the Satorn Tower, the largest abandoned skyscraper in the world, look like

31-03-2024

What does the Satorn Tower, the largest abandoned skyscraper ...

In Bangkok's Satorn district, one of the most famous abandoned buildings in the city — the Unique Satorn Tower (Sathorn Unique) ...

Out Of This World: 10 Times Architects Outdid Themselves With These Alien-Like Buildings

31-03-2024

Out Of This World: 10 Times Architects Outdid Themselves With ...

Whether you’re walking the streets of a city you know like the palm of your hand or someplace completely unfamiliar, some ...

25 crazy that you can only find in Japan

30-03-2024

25 crazy that you can only find in Japan

Japan has always been famous for the fact that there is a step ahead of the rest of the world in terms of technology. Adverse ...

"Rainbow Village" by Huang Yun-Fu: how to make a tourist object out of a dying village

30-03-2024

"Rainbow Village" by Huang Yun-Fu: how to make a tourist ...

The problem of dying villages is relevant not only for the post-Soviet countries. But if in our country people leave villages out ...

10 Best Steampunk Anime of All Time

29-03-2024

10 Best Steampunk Anime of All Time

Blurring the lines between Science Fiction and Fantasy, the Steampunk genre allows for some incredible creative possibilities in anime.

The hungry gods of hidarugami, or Why the Japanese were afraid to go to the mountains on an empty stomach

29-03-2024

The hungry gods of hidarugami, or Why the Japanese were ...

The Japanese bestiary of supernatural creatures can rightfully be considered one of the most eerie. The fantasy of the inhabitants ...

21 shocking facts about China

29-03-2024

21 shocking facts about China

Many of us don't know much about our own country, so it's not surprising that these facts about China will seem, if not shocking, ...

Before you get married, win. How the Mongolian warrior Hutulun chose her husband

29-03-2024

Before you get married, win. How the Mongolian warrior ...

Medieval Mongolian women were a match for their formidable husbands. While men are hiking or hunting, wives should be able to stand ...

The shame of Japan: "comfort stations" in the war, where women were forcibly abducted

28-03-2024

The shame of Japan: "comfort stations" in the war, where ...

In brothels for Japanese soldiers during the war there were, according to various sources, from 200 to 400 thousand women ...

Why are there so many Chinese and does the increase in their population pose a threat to the planet?

27-03-2024

Why are there so many Chinese and does the increase in their ...

According to official data, China's population is already about 1.5 billion people. At the same time, the population of the ...

"Ossan rentals", or Why the Japanese buy friends

27-03-2024

"Ossan rentals", or Why the Japanese buy friends

Many people think that in forty years of life begins. Most likely, the way it is, but in Japan this account has its own point of ...

How to look popular in Japan toys

27-03-2024

How to look popular in Japan toys

I think Japan never fails to amaze the world with their everyday things. It was the turn of children's toys: children in the land ...

18 examples of advertising, proving that the Japanese are the craziest nation

25-03-2024

18 examples of advertising, proving that the Japanese are the ...

The Japanese are a fascinating people. They are incredibly smart, modest and remarkably hardworking. It seems that these guys never ...

Naga fireballs - a phenomenon of the Mekong River that has not been solved by scientists

25-03-2024

Naga fireballs - a phenomenon of the Mekong River that has ...

Naga fireballs, also called "Mekong lights" and "ghost lights", are a phenomenon that can be seen over the ...

Top 10 Temples in Southeast Asia You Must See

24-03-2024

Top 10 Temples in Southeast Asia You Must See

It may take decades to get acquainted with the entire cultural and religious heritage of Southeast Asia - it is so rich. Therefore, ...

Seize the moment: the photographer who notices everything

24-03-2024

Seize the moment: the photographer who notices everything

48-year-old photographer Edas Wong (Edas Wong) lives in Hong Kong. It is extremely rare for him to go out without a camera: at any ...

The Japanese make the coolest desserts in the world

24-03-2024

The Japanese make the coolest desserts in the world

The Japanese have long established themselves as experts not only in mimicry, but also brought to perfection. The same applies to ...

10 discoveries for which we should say thank you to the Chinese Han Dynasty

23-03-2024

10 discoveries for which we should say thank you to the ...

The Han Dynasty ruled China for more than 400 years. It is not surprising that in Chinese historiography, the Han period is ...

Beijing 1947 in Color: At the Crossroads of Epochs

23-03-2024

Beijing 1947 in Color: At the Crossroads of Epochs

One of the greatest cities in the world was captured on color film by American photographer Dmitry Kessel in 1947. For a city with ...