Start a horticultural revolution with gourds in the shape of Mao Zedong and more!
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China certainly knows how to have fun with their vegetation. If they’re not putting panties on peaches, they’re growing gourds in the shape of various religious and political figures.China has a long history of making art and figures out of gourds and more recently the process has been simplified so that any Joe Schmoe can make his own Jesus squash or garden full of dangling Mao Zedongs. All it takes are some molds and a good ol’ green thumb.
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A researcher at Kyushu University has found “no scientific basis” for the widely held Japanese belief that blood type plays a role in personality.A Nakano Ward assembly member offered his resignation after tweeting that politicians who support Japan’s right to exercise collective self-defense should “die.”
Executives at Sapporo Holdings Ltd. say the group will suffer its first-ever net loss this year. They blamed the situation on tax authorities, who decided to classify the popular Goku Zero drink as a “low-malt beer” instead of a “third-category beer.”
A Nara woman was hospitalized after eating a gourd that was meant to be used for decorative purposes.
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Biography on Emperor Showa compiled after 24 yrs of work
TOKYO (Kyodo)The Imperial Household Agency presented Thursday a 61-volume biography of the late Emperor Showa to the reigning emperor and empress.
The book took 24 years to compile and will be opened to the public in mid-September. It is expected to draw attention to how Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, dealt with Japan’s entry to World War II and the post-war occupation period.
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