“Breaking Up with a Social Network” or “When Computers Get Needy”
Breaking up is hard to do at the best of times, but when one half of the couple is still head-over-heels in love, it’s even harder. As much as we’d all like to think of ourselves as decent human...
View ArticleCondom Day! And other oddly kinky anniversaries in May
You may have been aware that this week was, and technically still is, Golden Week here in Japan, but did you know that it’s Condom Day today? And the frisky business doesn’t end there. It may be pure...
View ArticleJapanese gay bar “mama” gives the best advice for how to get over a breakup...
First, you cry. Then, you take a deep breath. Next, you feed upon their flesh. Getting dumped sucks. There’s a million different ways for it to happen, but at the end of the day, heartbreak is going...
View ArticleKyoto’s Shrine of Severing Ties does its job a little too well again…by...
This (un)lucky recipient of the shrine’s divine power also shares a list of tips to be aware of before praying at the infamous shrine. Yasui Konpiragu is a shrine in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. As...
View ArticleJapanese survey asks exactly why people broke up with their partners
The first result makes a surprising amount of sense. Now that Christmas and New Year have been tidied away and taken care of, many countries are gearing up for Valentine’s Day—which cynical people may...
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