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Anime-loving teachers spice up finals for their students
It’s the end of the first semester of the Japanese school year, and you know what that means: party time! No, wait, sorry, it means kimatsu shiken, the end of semester tests. Man, what a drag....
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Horse blinders for students? Cheating prevention tool at university in...
A new method of cheating prevention at a university in Thailand has been met with criticism according to a recent report from Newsclip. The tool employs a white paper headband with two large pieces of...
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Chinese netizens call for education reform after seeing Japanese test question
The above question allegedly taken from a children’s test in Japan was posted on Chinese social networks recently. It’s a question that not only teaches us the proper way to use a scale but also a...
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Twitter user exposes test-taking “geek” to the world, geek sees tweet and...
It’s January, which only means one thing to Japanese high school students: University entrance exams. These tests can be a source of extreme stress of Japaneses students, and many of them spend hours...
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Mythbusters: We drive a car over our smartphone to test the protective film
Even today, a lot of people in Japan still prefer flip phones over smartphones. Part of the reason is because smartphones screens–exposed as they are–are a lot more vulnerable and seem to break...
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Narita Airport shuttle buses – Cheaper than the train, but which bus is best?
Most tourists to Japan will come in and out through Tokyo’s Narita Airport. But like many international airports, Narita is not exactly on the doorstep of a major destination city, and travellers...
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“A dead bug” and other amusing, adorable, snarky, and downright ridiculous...
Let loose the giggles as Japanese net users share some of the funniest responses to test questions that they’ve ever seen! Many schools around the world are now winding down for the upcoming winter...
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IBM’s Sword Art Online virtual reality MMO project teased in screenshots, videos
Videos show players playing demo that includes bazaar environment, combat. IBM held a press event for its “Sword Art Online: The Beginning” virtual reality demonstration on Thursday. Japanese game news...
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The Proper Use of Chopsticks, It’s Never Too Late to Change Bad Hashi Holding...
Chopstick culture is something unique to Asia. Japanese chopsticks, or hashi, are especially beautiful. Any foreign tourist can vouch for the allure of the hashi shop, a great place to linger and...
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We Take Our New Wii U for a Ride on a Bullet Train, Works Like a Charm
The Wii U — Nintendo’s first new home console in six years — may not be available until next Saturday here in Japan, but that didn’t stop our team getting hold of a North American unit and getting...
View ArticleDo All Asians Look the Same to You? Take the Test!
“All Asians look the same.” Whether or not you agree with this incredibly broad statement, you’ve no doubt heard it before. Now, thanks to a website called All Look Same, you can test your ability to...
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Teen gets perfect score on Japan’s college entrance history exam with...
Because if you know everything, you don’t have to worry about what’s going to be on the test. Last weekend, students across Japan took the Center Test, a scholastic aptitude examination that functions...
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Japanese exam writers have a sense of humour, confound students who studied rather than pursued romance. High school students in Japan who want to go on to university don’t have an easy time of it....
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Breakthrough discovery lets people detect various cancers using just their...
This simple procedure can be done in the comfort of your own home, changing the world as we know it. Early detection of cancer is paramount to successful treatment, and humankind is constantly racing...
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We test Daiso’s new storage container to see if it keeps rice fluffy even...
Does it live up to our exceedingly high expectations? If you’re a regular consumer of rice, then perhaps you’ve had this problem before: you make a ton of rice at once, freeze it to have on hand for...
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Japanese convenience store or Japanese supermarket: Which one is cheaper?
Popular drinks and snacks in Japan really do come with different price tags. Compared to overseas convenience stores, where you know you’ll wind up paying more for products purely for the convenience,...
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We test out the “chairless magic chair” that allows you to sit whenever,...
Does Masanuki wear the chair, or does the chair wear him? Working for SoraNews24 means that you’ll occasionally be out and about tackling strenuous tasks such as giant stuffed panda racing or...
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Japan has a cat aptitude test to show off how much you know about our feline...
It really is a cat’s world and we’re just living in it. In Japan, the word “kentei” (検定/aptitude test, exam) likely brings to mind the Kanji Kentei, or Kanji Aptitude Test, which is taken by native...
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Japanese foundation tests mobile meditation truck in Osaka city with...
Don’t worry, the zen will come to you. Whether it’s in a Buddhist temple or under a waterfall, Japan is hooked on meditation. But can you meditate anywhere, even in a truck? Japanese foundation Kansai...
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Get a Complete Psych Profile in a Few Minutes Using Only a Pen and Paper
The internet is home to thousands of thousands of tests and quizzes each promising everything from your IQ to the Glee character that most resembles you. Now we bring you a new test that really kinda...
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