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Today’s Japan Photo: Burning of Mount Wakakusa 若草山の山焼き

January 30, 2012

For Today’s Japan photo, we visit Nara City to witness the annual special event called “Burning of Mount Wakakusa”. It [...]

Osamu Tezuka Fire Safety Posters

November 4, 2010

Here’s are a couple of very interesting posters promoting fire safety that were designed by the great Osamu Tezuka (手塚 [...]

McDonald’s Staff Burns Down Customer’s Car

July 8, 2010

Most folks who purchase happy meals from McDonalds usually leave happily (sorry for the pun). But this 35 year old [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Hifuri Shinji

March 25, 2010

Japan has many interesting events where people play with fire. For Today’s Japan photo, we shall take a look at [...]

Man Burns Down Noisy Neighbour’s Apartment

February 16, 2010

What would you do if you have a noisy neighbour (e.g. one that enjoys blasting loud music in the middle [...]

Today’s Japan Photo: Burning of Mount Wakakusa 若草山の山焼き

January 29, 2010

Today’s Japan photo promises to be really exciting as we explore the very unique annual burning of Mount Wakakusa [若草山の山焼き]. [...]

Circus Office Catches Fire

November 25, 2009

According to news reports, the offices of popular visual novel game maker Circus had caught fire on Sunday, and around [...]

Angry Man Set House On Fire Over Gundam

August 12, 2009

What would you do if your mom threw away your precious Gundam figures? This 29 year old man was so [...]

Jobless Woman Set Employment Adviser Ablaze

July 9, 2009

Being unemployed is a stressful situation. So this unemployed woman decided to set her employment adviser ablaze with a bottle [...]

Toilet Paper Warehouse Burns Down Despite 30 Fire Engines Dispatched

July 7, 2009

Toilet paper are an essential household item and you can imagine how anxious the Japanese fire department were when they [...]

Fireman Burns Down His Own Station

January 30, 2009

A fireman burn down his own station when he left in a hurry to attend to an emergency call, leaving [...]