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Since our humble launch in 2008 we’ve built a massive fan base by reporting the interesting, strange and random. </dd> </dl> </div> </section> <section id="container"> <div class="item"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10155/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/02/603706a874222_60370630bad05_1107554274.jpg" alt="Japan to Pay Families if Vaccine Causes Death" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Japan to Pay Families if Vaccine Causes Death</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/medicine/">Medicine</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/stay-home/">Stay Home</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Some who fear the COVID-19 vaccine may be swayed by a report that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will award a lump sum of 44,200,000 yen (US$420,000) to the surviving family of any person who dies as a result of the vaccine.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10108/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/02/602c34c949c84_602c32c30f725_1690537655.jpg" alt="Make Your Own Cup-Noodle-Approved Chawanmushi" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Make Your Own Cup-Noodle-Approved Chawanmushi</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/ramen/">Ramen</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/japanese/">Japanese Food</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Now you can turn that end-of-ramen frown upside-down by using your leftover broth to make a savory egg custard.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10113/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/02/602c425f8b8db_602c3f7f56fb1_494401373.jpg" alt="Touchless Toilet Panel Is Safety Innovation" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Touchless Toilet Panel Is Safety Innovation</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/toilet/">Toilets</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/stay-home/">Stay Home</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Japanese toilets are well known for their high-tech wash-and-dry functions, controlled by a panel located near the toilet seat. 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href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10047/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/02/6019d7405d807_6019d59e1a925_29264843.jpg" alt="Osaka Hotel Says 'Thank You' with ¥390 Rooms!" height="125" loading="lazy"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Osaka Hotel Says 'Thank You' with ¥390 Rooms!</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/hotel/">Hotels</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/osaka/">Osaka</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">While the ¥390 discount is a bit of a pun, you really can get a room for less than the cost of a bowl of ramen!</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/10048/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img 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</span> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/fukuoka/">Fukuoka</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Since the Amabie didn't swoop in to save Japan from the pandemic, one town in Fukuoka decided to bring in a straw-based specialist to, well, smash the virus with fearsome fists and glowing red eyes!</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/9996/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/01/60077fa9ed7eb_60077de01ae88_228311023.jpg" alt="Fall in Love with Mister Donut's V-Day Collab" height="125" loading="lazy"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Fall in Love with Mister Donut's V-Day Collab</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/food-drink/">Food & Drink</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="https://allabout-japan.com/en/tag/sweets/">Sweets</a> </span> </p> <p 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