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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
Apr 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
Jun 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
Jul 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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Japan Keeps Islam at Bay?
Written by:
Dan Evon
Nov 17, 2015
Contrary to a popular meme, Japan has not "kept Islam at bay" by enforcing strict laws on Muslims.
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Is It Illegal to Be Fat in Japan?
Written by:
Kim LaCapria
David Mikkelson
Jan 1, 2015
A law in Japan requires older citizens to undergo yearly weight exams but does not make it illeg ...
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