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A University of Tokyo robot won at rock paper scissors by reading its opponent's hand and making the winning move a split second later. From our 2012 archive.

https://t.co/hNsix42w41

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At Japan's Zauo, diners can fish indoors and hand their catch to the kitchen. The server asks how they'd like it prepared. From our 2011 archive.

https://t.co/IWlNwoTcSH

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In 2007, a former mayor in South Korea built a toilet-shaped house to draw attention to sanitation. Suwon turned it into a museum in 2010.

https://t.co/PX4F21c480

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On Naoshima, a shrine links its main hall to an underground stone chamber with a flight of optical-glass stairs. From the Weird Asia News archive.

https://t.co/U7NMbUgs2Z

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Akita researchers are developing a dog-shaped robot that barks like an Akita dog. The proposed bear-deterrent plan has it summon other robot dogs into a barking group. This is research, not a deployed patrol.

https://t.co/7MiHSeOQRQ

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A Tokyo yakiniku seat has a lit mirror for selfies and a setup for filming the grill from above. It's called Studio Like, and it's at Yakiniku Like's Shinjuku South Exit branch.

https://t.co/T2BALHpa9E

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Dashrath Manjhi spent 22 years cutting a road through a hill in India with hand tools. Our 2012 archive tells the story of the route he opened for villagers. https://t.co/DCabRvRzqE

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In 2012, a Japanese company offered a prenatal keepsake: a white 3D-printed fetal model inside a clear resin abdomen. https://t.co/auOkWOJGqW

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A home sauna tent tested in Japan zipped around the user but left his head outside. Small arm openings let him reach the controls without getting out. https://t.co/rQg36JEz7C

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By 2012, Huang Qingjun had spent nearly a decade asking families in China to carry their household belongings outside and pose with them. Pots, beds and TVs became part of the portraits. https://t.co/P7lOGGkvyu

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In 2012, Armstrong Pame began a 100-kilometer road project in Manipur with family donations and help from villagers. The report put progress at 70 kilometers. https://t.co/d477SILgnM

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A Japanese museum made a 120-centimeter whale plush with reproductive anatomy checked by researchers. The special plush ticket sold out. https://t.co/Es9RqZIsbZ

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In 2012, Linzhou, China, had a 300-foot spiral staircase built beside a cliff in the Taihang Mountains. The idea was to give visitors a taste of mountaineering, one step at a time. https://t.co/NPNNUewOvG

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In 2012, 72-year-old Liu Xianping modeled coats and sweaters for his granddaughter's online shop in China. He helped put the outfits together, too. https://t.co/DpR5IeYdfV

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At a hot spring in Beppu, 50 yen gets you a cup of spring water to mix with kabosu or lemon flavoring. Hyotan Onsen's tasting runs through November 10. https://t.co/6XZMHR9Qwr

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In a 2012 story, photographers in Nanchong helped a couple married for 88 years pose for wedding photos. https://t.co/t2YniT4XbJ

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Burger King Japan's 2012 buffet had a 30-minute clock that started at payment. Diners had to finish the first meal before getting refills. https://t.co/y82Pf4Momy

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A Japanese team turned livestream comments into whiteboards carried past a camera. They first walked the wrong way, then retried with thick markers during an okaki tasting. https://t.co/5TQg2At6Vi

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A boiled egg shaped like a rabbit or a bear: Japanese egg molds give lunch a different face. From our 2012 archive: https://t.co/ofiKpJG9oc

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In Beijing in 2012, Philip Osenton held 51 wine glasses in one hand. Adding the 52nd made things unstable. From our archive: https://t.co/Z9ry2sCxLV

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