
Chinese authorities are aghast at the recent popularity of “seatbelt shirts,” innovative articles of clothing which allow China’s drivers to circumvent the incredibly onerous requirement that they wear seatbelts whilst driving.
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Those who liked Subaru from Wish Upon The Pleiades but stopped short of actually buying her (car) might be interested in this significantly more inexpensive figure version by FREEing, which is set to be released in October 2012.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Jun 27, 2012 23:46 JST
- Tags: Accidents, Beach, Bizarre, Cars, Hyogo, Mizugi, Osaka, Oshiri, Summer

Jet ski riders are being warned to avoid allowing the powerful streams of water propelling their craft along to enter into their anus after a woman died horribly after falling off the back of one.
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A car chase has ended with police shooting dead the car’s yakuza driver after he repeatedly attempted to ram his way past police.
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An otaku operated excavator (otherwise referred to as a backhoe or JCB) sexily embalzoned with Sheryl and Ranka is being hailed as perhaps the world’s first ita-earth mover…
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Miku fans are rejoicing with the news that her BMW sped to victory yet again at the latest Super GT GT300, with second place taken up by Evangelion’s car. Meanwhile, Ika Musume was not having a good day and only placed 17th…
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The tragic devastation suffered by a bus carrying nearly 50 people to Tokyo Disneyland as it was sheared in two by a collision with an ill-placed concrete wall has aroused astonishment that as few as 7 people died.
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Car-owning Evangelion fans not satisfied with only having a NERV phone can now augment their piloting skills with the Evangelion Portable Navi, a fully voiced Neon Genesis Evangelion themed GPS car navigation device, finally allowing them to drive themselves into the sea in style.
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The stupefying quality of Chinese innovation is once again the subject of appreciation online, this time in the form of the nation’s unique new approach to street sweeping.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Mar 28, 2012 06:00 JST
- Tags: Bicycles, Bizarre, Cars, Crime, Himeji, Internet, Police, Schoolboys, Suicide, YouTube

A man who uploaded a video of himself chasing a schoolboy on a bicycle in his car whilst threatening to run him off the road to YouTube has committed suicide, despite police and the boy declining to press charges, prompting furious speculation as to why he would kill himself when he remained anonymous and faced no punishment.
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A video of Tokyo pedestrians ignoring an ambulance even as it begs them to make way and stop using a scramble crossing for long enough to let it pass has lately been causing much outrage online, with many leaping to condemn the heartless folk of the capital.
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In Taiwan, Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid companions have been letting all comers give them a ride for a modest fee, a subject which has even provoked the interest of local media.
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