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World’s Smallest Park teaches us a valuable lesson about the power of community in Japan

World’s Smallest Park teaches us a valuable lesson about the power of community in Japan

Yes, the park is in this photo, and its impact is greater than its size.

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The new world’s smallest park is in Japan, and it’s so tiny you might not even notice it【Video】

The new world’s smallest park is in Japan, and it’s so tiny you might not even notice it【Video】

Guinness World Records awards designation to Shizuoka town after thorough measuring of dimensions.

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Japanese curry bread achieves new Guinness World Record at Sapporo Snow Festival

Proof that karepan and snow are a match made in heaven.

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Toyota gets second Guinness World Record for basketball playing humanoid robot

Yeah, but his D is weak if you ask me.

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Japanese female rock band Scandal earns a Guinness World Record for staying together for 17 years

17 years and counting!

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178 People named Hirokazu Tanaka break record for largest gathering of people with same name

It’s a name you can count on.

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Learn how to crush walnuts with your butt from Japan’s Guinness World Record holder【Video】

Will our butts survive the crushing blows of victory?

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Hokkaido potato growing town sets Guinness World Record for world’s biggest croquette【Video】

This little town easily eclipsed the previous world record by about 54 kilograms (119 pounds)!

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Japanese Scottish Fold Motimaru grabs Guinness World Record for most watched cat on YouTube

There can be only one.

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New champion for title of longest-running manga ever, creator explains how he’s lasted this long

Golgo 13 has been killing people for over 50 years, and the series’ longevity is due in part to its artist’s rice-farmer mentality.

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Kanna Hashimoto wins Guinness World Record for getting tissues really fast

Hashimoto becomes the undisputed, certified Queen of Tissues.

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The Titan-Sized Attack on Titan manga is freakishly huge, breaks world record for largest comic

Collected volume is sized to fit the hands of the Titans themselves.

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Shinjuku arcade breaks Guinness World Record for having the most crane games

If you want it, this arcade’s probably got it.

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World record set for most crane games in one arcade with new game center in Tokyo

Guinness World Records representative awards honor at grand opening of new Taito Station.

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The Pokémon Company, U.K. artist create world’s largest Pokémon trading card mosaic

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Is this the oldest cat in the world? Japanese kitty Ai-chan turns 27 【Pics】

Many of the world’s oldest living people are Japanese. Whether it’s down to a healthy diet, good healthcare, or simply the support of friends and family, we can’t say for sure, but all those things certainly help. And now it turns out that even Japan’s kitties are living long lives—Japan’s oldest cat, Ai-chan, has recently celebrated her 27th birthday, and she did it in style!

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Shaolin monk “walks on water,” smashes world record

No Hollywood special effects, no magician’s helper, heck, not even any mystical kung-fu powers here. All it took for this Shaolin monk in China to walk on water was practice, practice and more practice! That said, running across hundreds of metres of wooden panels placed on the surface of a lake is definitely not a feat that any layman could achieve without proper training, a high level of fitness and immense concentration.

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New world record set for highest score in arcade classic Donkey Kong

Ever since the 2007 documentary film The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, the world record score for 1980s arcade hit Donkey Kong has been kind of a big deal. For years, the existing record seemed nigh-on unbeatable, with players pouring their hearts, souls, and stacks of quarters into ageing arcade machines in the name of claiming the title for themselves.

But now there’s a new score to beat, and it comes from a relative newcomer, no less.

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Behold: The world’s fastest Super Mario Bros. speed run

Truth be told, I’ve never been a huge fan of video game speed runs. All too often, recordings show players exploiting a game’s code to the point that it hardly seems like they’re playing the game any more, taking all the fun (and some would argue genuine skill) out of it.

But this new record performed by a gamer known only as ‘Blubber’ is nothing short of spectacular and deserves the attention of anyone who ever picked up an NES controller during their childhood.

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Are you faster than a 90-year-old? Japan’s Turbo Granny still smashing records

What’s your 100m sprint time? If it’s over 23.8 seconds, then you’re slower than a 90-year-old! Last month Japan’s Turbo Granny smashed the Japanese record for her age category and now has her sights set on the world record.

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