Chinese CCTV Camera Scandal

CCTV cameras are being used throughout the world in an attempt to increase public safety.  The debate is still out as to whether  they actually reduce crime.  Authorities always argue they are only used to monitor crime, ... continue

Christian website replaces Tyson Gay’s name with Homosexual

A Cristian website, Onenewsnow.com republished an AP news article on Tyson Gay's performance in the 100 meters at the U.S. Olympic trials. Onenewsnow must use technology to automatically replace keywords with their own preferred terminology as every occurrence ... continue

American living in China jailed for one week for not having license

An American living and working in Shanghai was jailed for one week for riding a motor cycle without a Chinese driver's license or an International driving permit. For a week he was put in a small ... continue

Japanese man discovers woman living in closet for almost one year

Here is another one of those "only in Japan" stories.  A man living in Fukuoka discovered a woman living in a closet of his house.  Apparently he had noticed food going missing and set up surveillance cameras ... continue

Covering Britney is cheaper for news networks

Alisa Miller, CEO of Public Radio International explains why even though Americans want to know more about the world, news networks are giving less coverage to foreign news.  News networks have reduced their foreign news bureaus by ... continue

Japanese and their strange fetishes

Japanese have always been to into some kinky stuff, but this one is pretty bizarre. Bebigyaru is an adult site with pictures of women dressed in diapers. "There are an overwhelming larger number of men who prefer ... continue

Stop snoring with this vibrating pillow from Japan

A Japanese company Francebed has developed a vibrating pillow to help alleviate snoring. The pillow is equipped with sensors which control the intensity of vibration. The pillow even has a microphone jack to record the effectiveness ... continue

China arrests four bloggers over earthquake rumors

According to this New York Times article four bloggers have been arrested for spreading false rumors that the government avoided signs that an earthquake was imminent. "...officials announced the arrest of four people for spreading quake-related rumors on ... continue