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      <title>Grandville-Born Pearl Harbor Sailor to be Buried in Hawaii</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:32:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Michigan-born patriot who served as a sailor during the Pearl Harbor attack and lost his life will finally receive a proper burial in Hawaii. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grandville-born-pearl-harbor-sailor-to-be-buried-in-hawaii/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Michigan-born patriot who served as a sailor during the Pearl Harbor attack and lost his life will finally receive a proper burial in Hawaii. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grandville-born-pearl-harbor-sailor-to-be-buried-in-hawaii/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Venomous Giant Flying Spiders From Japan Could End Up in Michigan</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:56:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[They've been spotted in the US, here's when you can expect them to arrive in Michigan... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/venomous-giant-flying-spiders-could-end-up-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[They&apos;ve been spotted in the US, here&apos;s when you can expect them to arrive in Michigan... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/44/p/venomous-giant-flying-spiders-could-end-up-in-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Coyote Peterson Stung Himself With A Murder Hornet For Us</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 11:39:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan's murder hornets have reached the United States, and Coyote Peterson let himself get stung by one to let everyone know what it's like.
Source: Digg
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan's murder hornets have reached the United States, and Coyote Peterson let himself get stung by one to let everyone know what it's like.
Source: Digg
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      <title>This Japanese Woman Really Wants You in Her Vagina</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:54:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Nashiko Rokude is a Japanese artist who is obsessed with her vagina. Which is cool, since so many men are obsessed with them, it's good we have the same interests. She's so obsessed, she wants you to get in her vagina! <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-japanese-woman-really-wants-you-in-her-vagina/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nashiko Rokude is a Japanese artist who is obsessed with her vagina. Which is cool, since so many men are obsessed with them, it&apos;s good we have the same interests. She&apos;s so obsessed, she wants you to get in her vagina! <a href="https://wgrd.com/this-japanese-woman-really-wants-you-in-her-vagina/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Cha Cha The Chimp Escaped From The Zoo, Swung From Power Lines For An Hour [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 13:28:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To some extent, you probably feel bad for the animals at the zoo.  They're obviously not thrilled that they're there and would much rather be out in the wild where they're supposed to be.  So it wouldn't be so bad if they escaped, right?  Well, not exactly... <a href="https://wgrd.com/cha-cha-the-chimp-escaped-from-the-zoo-swung-from-power-lines-for-an-hour-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[To some extent, you probably feel bad for the animals at the zoo.  They&apos;re obviously not thrilled that they&apos;re there and would much rather be out in the wild where they&apos;re supposed to be.  So it wouldn&apos;t be so bad if they escaped, right?  Well, not exactly... <a href="https://wgrd.com/cha-cha-the-chimp-escaped-from-the-zoo-swung-from-power-lines-for-an-hour-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>‘The Ring Vs. The Grudge’ Movie Officially Announced [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:57:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just as Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees were icons of 1980's horror films, so were Samara and Kayako in the early 2000's. The long-haired ladies from The Ring and The Grudge terrified audiences around the world, and now it appears that they'll appear together in what is guaranteed to be a very scary film. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-ring-vs-the-grudge-movie-officially-announced-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just as Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees were icons of 1980&apos;s horror films, so were Samara and Kayako in the early 2000&apos;s. The long-haired ladies from The Ring and The Grudge terrified audiences around the world, and now it appears that they&apos;ll appear together in what is guaranteed to be a very scary film. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-ring-vs-the-grudge-movie-officially-announced-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Video About Japan Shows How to Teach History in a Super Fun Way [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:10:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Okay, I was, at best, a sleeping history student. I will admit it. I should have paid more attention to all the stuff they taught in class about the past, and all the things, but I was a kid, and wasn't capable of focusing on smart stuff. BUT, if my teachers had used something like this teach history, I would have been totally into it! <a href="https://wgrd.com/video-about-japan-shows-how-to-teach-history-in-a-super-fun-way-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Okay, I was, at best, a sleeping history student. I will admit it. I should have paid more attention to all the stuff they taught in class about the past, and all the things, but I was a kid, and wasn&apos;t capable of focusing on smart stuff. BUT, if my teachers had used something like this teach history, I would have been totally into it! <a href="https://wgrd.com/video-about-japan-shows-how-to-teach-history-in-a-super-fun-way-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">This was me in history class (lovleah/Thinkstock)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Zoo Has an Escaped Zebra Drill, Because Why Not? [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 14:27:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[You'd think that an escaped lion, elephant, or anaconda would be a zoo's biggest safety concern, but apparently zebras can get loose, too. One Japanese zoo decided to stage an emergency drill earlier this week simulating the recapture of an escaped zebra, except that the zebra in the drill isn't a zebra at all. 
It's a dude in a zebra suit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/zoo-has-an-escaped-zebra-drill-because-why-not-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[You&apos;d think that an escaped lion, elephant, or anaconda would be a zoo&apos;s biggest safety concern, but apparently zebras can get loose, too. One Japanese zoo decided to stage an emergency drill earlier this week simulating the recapture of an escaped zebra, except that the zebra in the drill isn&apos;t a zebra at all. 
It&apos;s a dude in a zebra suit. <a href="https://wgrd.com/zoo-has-an-escaped-zebra-drill-because-why-not-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Megabots is Looking for Help to Go To Japan for the Giant Robot Battle [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2015 21:08:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In July, I told you about the giant robot battle that's going to happen next year in Japan, and pit the two enormous battle bots against each other. Japan said they want the battle to include melee combat, so the American team needs to update their big bot to something that can fight...wait, you have a battle bot that can't...nevermind.
Anyway, Megabots has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise <a href="https://wgrd.com/megabots-is-looking-for-help-to-go-to-japan-for-the-giant-robot-battle-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[In July, I told you about the giant robot battle that's going to happen next year in Japan, and pit the two enormous battle bots against each other. Japan said they want the battle to include melee combat, so the American team needs to update their big bot to something that can fight...wait, you have a battle bot that can't...nevermind.
Anyway, Megabots has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise <a href="https://wgrd.com/megabots-is-looking-for-help-to-go-to-japan-for-the-giant-robot-battle-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>America and Japan to Stage Giant Robot Battle for Real [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 21:44:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This is the coolest news all day! Recently, America challenged Japan to a giant robot battle, since both countries have companies that have built massive robots. What else would you do with a giant Megabot? Have them fight, of course!
Where's Hugh Jackman when we need him? <a href="https://wgrd.com/america-and-japan-to-stage-giant-robot-battle-for-real-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This is the coolest news all day! Recently, America challenged Japan to a giant robot battle, since both countries have companies that have built massive robots. What else would you do with a giant Megabot? Have them fight, of course!
Where&apos;s Hugh Jackman when we need him? <a href="https://wgrd.com/america-and-japan-to-stage-giant-robot-battle-for-real-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>‘Attack on Titan’ Movie Looks Like it Will Be Amazing! [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2015 18:52:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Asian movies are some of the best out there. The stories are awesome, they're not afraid to do crazy things that American films won't do, and they don't dumb down plot points. If you don't get it, watch it again or something. So there.
Heck, even their comics (called Manga), are more geared toward adults than kids! There's one, 'Attack on Titan', that's been getting a lot of praise the last couple <a href="https://wgrd.com/attack-on-titan-movie-looks-like-it-will-be-amazing-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Asian movies are some of the best out there. The stories are awesome, they're not afraid to do crazy things that American films won't do, and they don't dumb down plot points. If you don't get it, watch it again or something. So there.
Heck, even their comics (called Manga), are more geared toward adults than kids! There's one, 'Attack on Titan', that's been getting a lot of praise the last couple <a href="https://wgrd.com/attack-on-titan-movie-looks-like-it-will-be-amazing-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>10-Year-Old Japanese Girl Can Totally Outshred You on Guitar [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 15:44:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Li-sa-X is a 10-year-old Japanese girl who loves to play the guitar, and she doesn't go for the easy stuff, either. She likes to shred! Pick a crazy tech band, and she will probably want to cover their song, and do it better. (And with less emo hair).
Here she is, covering Polyphia's &quot;Aviator&quot;, and she does an insanely good job with this song, and the band is probably jealous. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-year-old-japanese-girl-can-totally-outshred-you-on-guitar-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Li-sa-X is a 10-year-old Japanese girl who loves to play the guitar, and she doesn&apos;t go for the easy stuff, either. She likes to shred! Pick a crazy tech band, and she will probably want to cover their song, and do it better. (And with less emo hair).
Here she is, covering Polyphia&apos;s &amp;quot;Aviator&amp;quot;, and she does an insanely good job with this song, and the band is probably jealous. <a href="https://wgrd.com/10-year-old-japanese-girl-can-totally-outshred-you-on-guitar-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Challenge: This Tiny Japanese Girl Can Out Eat You – Guaranteed [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 15:18:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Have you heard the phrase, 'food baby' before? Women usually use it when they feel that the three crackers, and 1/4 of a cup of soup they ate at lunch is too much food. (I think that's total crap, and they're just flirting with you.)
This tiny Japanese girl piles so much food on her trays, that you think, 'Dear God! How's she going to eat all that?!'
And then she sits down, and there's MORE STUFF  <a href="https://wgrd.com/challenge-this-tiny-japanese-girl-can-out-eat-you-guaranteed-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you heard the phrase, 'food baby' before? Women usually use it when they feel that the three crackers, and 1/4 of a cup of soup they ate at lunch is too much food. (I think that's total crap, and they're just flirting with you.)
This tiny Japanese girl piles so much food on her trays, that you think, 'Dear God! How's she going to eat all that?!'
And then she sits down, and there's MORE STUFF  <a href="https://wgrd.com/challenge-this-tiny-japanese-girl-can-out-eat-you-guaranteed-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">She has a lot of food, but not as much as the girl in the video! (Photo Johnnie Walker)</media:description>
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      <title>Woman Stabs Husband in the Face for Stinking up the Bathroom</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/woman-stabs-husband-in-the-face-for-stinking-up-the-bathroom/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:58:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[What a sh**** situation.
Literally.
A woman in Japan allegedly slashed her husband with a kitchen knife after he took a righteously smelly poo, leaving him with a 7-inch gash on his face, according to The Japan Times. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woman-stabs-husband-in-the-face-for-stinking-up-the-bathroom/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What a sh**** situation.
Literally.
A woman in Japan allegedly slashed her husband with a kitchen knife after he took a righteously smelly poo, leaving him with a 7-inch gash on his face, according to The Japan Times. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woman-stabs-husband-in-the-face-for-stinking-up-the-bathroom/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Milan Vasicek/ ThinkStock </media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Japanese Nicholas Cage Commercials Are Next Best Thing Ever [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/japanese-nick-cage-commercials-are-the-next-best-thing-ever-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 19:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just when I thought the commercials for Arnold Schwarzenegger were funny, then Nicholas Cage shows up.
Considered one of the best 'meme'd' actors ever, Nicholas Cage is full on hilarity just in his acting alone. I wouldn't call him an amazing actor, but I can't get enough of this guy.
Now I found something else to love Nick Cage over. <a href="https://wgrd.com/japanese-nick-cage-commercials-are-the-next-best-thing-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just when I thought the commercials for Arnold Schwarzenegger were funny, then Nicholas Cage shows up.
Considered one of the best &apos;meme&apos;d&apos; actors ever, Nicholas Cage is full on hilarity just in his acting alone. I wouldn&apos;t call him an amazing actor, but I can&apos;t get enough of this guy.
Now I found something else to love Nick Cage over. <a href="https://wgrd.com/japanese-nick-cage-commercials-are-the-next-best-thing-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Japanese Arnold Schwarzenegger Commercials Are the Best Thing Ever [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/japanese-arnold-schwarzenegger-commercials-are-the-best-thing-ever-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2015 19:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I can't stop laughing when I watch these!
Body building one liner king Arnold Schwarzenegger has dipped his toes in many ponds in his life. Anything from acting, body building, and even owning his own tank!
Unless you lived in Japan, you have never seen these before. <a href="https://wgrd.com/japanese-arnold-schwarzenegger-commercials-are-the-best-thing-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I can&apos;t stop laughing when I watch these!
Body building one liner king Arnold Schwarzenegger has dipped his toes in many ponds in his life. Anything from acting, body building, and even owning his own tank!
Unless you lived in Japan, you have never seen these before. <a href="https://wgrd.com/japanese-arnold-schwarzenegger-commercials-are-the-best-thing-ever-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ned]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Ladies – Would You Fall for a Guy Who Used This Move on You? [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ladies-would-you-fall-for-a-guy-who-used-this-move-on-you-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 22:34:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There are things they do in Japan that just don't work here in the States, but sometimes they'll bring something over that works anywhere. Could this be one of those things? Can women be picked up like this anywhere?
It's called Kabe-Don, and it's basically the sound your hand makes when it hits a wall... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ladies-would-you-fall-for-a-guy-who-used-this-move-on-you-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There are things they do in Japan that just don&apos;t work here in the States, but sometimes they&apos;ll bring something over that works anywhere. Could this be one of those things? Can women be picked up like this anywhere?
It&apos;s called Kabe-Don, and it&apos;s basically the sound your hand makes when it hits a wall... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ladies-would-you-fall-for-a-guy-who-used-this-move-on-you-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Thinkstock</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Amazon Japan is Selling a Giant Mech Suit of Awesomeness!</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/amazon-japan-is-selling-a-giant-mech-suit-of-awesomeness/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2015 23:18:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I love Amazon. I get everything from them. But now it seems like Amazon Japan is bigger and better than the piddly little American Amazon, because in Japan they're selling Mech Suits!
Yes, my friends, you can live out your anime dreams and buy a mech suit that you can &quot;ride&quot; or drive around, called the Kuratas! <a href="https://wgrd.com/amazon-japan-is-selling-a-giant-mech-suit-of-awesomeness/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love Amazon. I get everything from them. But now it seems like Amazon Japan is bigger and better than the piddly little American Amazon, because in Japan they&apos;re selling Mech Suits!
Yes, my friends, you can live out your anime dreams and buy a mech suit that you can &amp;quot;ride&amp;quot; or drive around, called the Kuratas! <a href="https://wgrd.com/amazon-japan-is-selling-a-giant-mech-suit-of-awesomeness/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Mount Ontake’s Eruption Caught On Tape by Japanese Hiker [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-mount-ontakes-eruption-caught-on-tape-by-japanese-hiker-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:56:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Mount Ontake erupted on Saturday afternoon, raining down a cloud of ash on central Japan. 
It has seriously or fatally injured at least 32 people, The Washington Post reported.
More than 250 hikers were making their way up the volcano, Japan's second highest at 10,062 feet, when it blew its top. One of the hikers pulled out his cell phone and started recording as the massive plumes of ash shot int <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-mount-ontakes-eruption-caught-on-tape-by-japanese-hiker-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mount Ontake erupted on Saturday afternoon, raining down a cloud of ash on central Japan. 
It has seriously or fatally injured at least 32 people, The Washington Post reported.
More than 250 hikers were making their way up the volcano, Japan's second highest at 10,062 feet, when it blew its top. One of the hikers pulled out his cell phone and started recording as the massive plumes of ash shot int <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-mount-ontakes-eruption-caught-on-tape-by-japanese-hiker-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Ken Ishii/Getty Images</media:description>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Meet Chibatman, Japan’s Batman [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-meet-chibatman-japans-batman-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2014 12:47:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Japan needs a superhero too, guys. 
Enter Chibatman: Japan's own Batman. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-meet-chibatman-japans-batman-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Japan needs a superhero too, guys. 
Enter Chibatman: Japan&apos;s own Batman. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-meet-chibatman-japans-batman-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Bruno Vincent/Getty Images</media:description>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Japanese Politician Completely Loses It During News Conference [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-japanese-politician-completely-loses-it-during-news-conference-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:42:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just so you know, the video below is all in Japanese, but it doesn't matter. This man speaks the universal language of crying. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-japanese-politician-completely-loses-it-during-news-conference-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just so you know, the video below is all in Japanese, but it doesn&apos;t matter. This man speaks the universal language of crying. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-japanese-politician-completely-loses-it-during-news-conference-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Courtesy YTV</media:description>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Japanese Pitcher Throws Ultimate Eephus Pitch [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-japanese-pitcher-throws-ultimate-eephus-pitch-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2014 11:32:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you're not familiar with an eephus pitch, it's basically a junk pitch thrown by a pitcher that is super slow and has a high-arcing trajectory.  
This pitcher, Kazuhito Tadano, of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League, has the eephus pitch mastered. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-japanese-pitcher-throws-ultimate-eephus-pitch-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you&apos;re not familiar with an eephus pitch, it&apos;s basically a junk pitch thrown by a pitcher that is super slow and has a high-arcing trajectory.  
This pitcher, Kazuhito Tadano, of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Japanese Pacific League, has the eephus pitch mastered. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-japanese-pitcher-throws-ultimate-eephus-pitch-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Soccer Player Versus Japanese Robot Goalie [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-soccer-player-versus-japanese-robot-goalie-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 11:59:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Scoring on seven of eight tries for a soccer goal with only a robotic goalie that can sway side to side to block the ball should be easy, right? 
All you need to do is kick the ball anywhere but the center of the goal. 
However, on this crazy Japanese game show, this player, Argentina great Lionel Messi, shows that it is much more difficult than it seems. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-soccer-player-versus-japanese-robot-goalie-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Scoring on seven of eight tries for a soccer goal with only a robotic goalie that can sway side to side to block the ball should be easy, right? 
All you need to do is kick the ball anywhere but the center of the goal. 
However, on this crazy Japanese game show, this player, Argentina great Lionel Messi, shows that it is much more difficult than it seems. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-soccer-player-versus-japanese-robot-goalie-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Chris McGrath/Getty Images</media:description>
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      <title>The Japanese are Freaking Insane – Here’s Metal Proof! [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/the-japanese-are-freaking-insane-heres-metal-proof-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 19:51:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Japanese are a little different in some of the stuff they like.  There are some things that are just different from us loony Americans.
Here, kids watch cartoons, in Japan, the adults watch Anime.
Here, metal is angry and screamed by angry-looking dudes who are really pissed off about stuff.
In Japan, their metal can be seriously different.  I mean, SERIOUSLY DIFFERENT! <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-japanese-are-freaking-insane-heres-metal-proof-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japanese are a little different in some of the stuff they like. &nbsp;There are some things that are just different from us loony Americans.
Here, kids watch cartoons, in Japan, the adults watch Anime.
Here, metal is angry and screamed by angry-looking dudes who are really pissed off about stuff.
In Japan, their metal can be seriously different. &nbsp;I mean, SERIOUSLY DIFFERENT! <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-japanese-are-freaking-insane-heres-metal-proof-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Soilwork live…the kind of metal we're used to. (photo Johnnie Walker)</media:description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Fast Penguin Will Track You Down! [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-fast-penguin-will-track-you-down-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This lil' penguin lives at Matsue Vogel Aviary Park in Japan.  
He/she sure loves being around people, as you'll soon see in the video below. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-fast-penguin-will-track-you-down-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This lil&apos; penguin lives at Matsue Vogel Aviary Park in Japan.  
He/she sure loves being around people, as you&apos;ll soon see in the video below. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-fast-penguin-will-track-you-down-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Paula Bronstein/Getty Images</media:description>
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      <title>Call of the Siren</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-dog-imitates-a-siren-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:30:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, &quot;The Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings Morning Show&quot; posted a video of an adorable husky puppy attempting to howl for the first time. 
That was our cute video for yesterday.  
But, alas, today is a new day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-dog-imitates-a-siren-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Tuesday, &amp;quot;The Free Beer &amp;amp; Hot Wings Morning Show&amp;quot; posted a video of an adorable husky puppy attempting to howl for the first time. 
That was our cute video for yesterday.  
But, alas, today is a new day. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-dog-imitates-a-siren-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <media:description xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">Yamato Suzuki</media:description>
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      <title>A Look at How the Rest of the World Celebrates Christmas [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/christmas-in-australia-iran-norway-japan/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2013 15:00:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Christmas traditions around the world can be quite different from what we’re used to at home here in the United States. <a href="https://wgrd.com/christmas-in-australia-iran-norway-japan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Christmas traditions around the world can be quite different from what we&CloseCurlyQuote;re used to at home here in the United States. <a href="https://wgrd.com/christmas-in-australia-iran-norway-japan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:11:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and G <a href="https://wgrd.com/tsunamis-feared-as-earthquake-hits-japan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan's northeast coast. Some are already declaring the 8.9 magnitude quake the largest ever recorded and after-effects are expected to hit the west coast of the US, the Phillippines, Indonesia and other vulnerable spots. The Internet has sped into action, using Twitter to report updates and G <a href="https://wgrd.com/tsunamis-feared-as-earthquake-hits-japan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[gary.chenoweth]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:30:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sharon Osbourne reveals that she had to lie about her mother-in-law's death to get husband Ozzy out of a show in Japan.  The metal icon was too drunk to board the plane, so desperate times called for desperate measures. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sharon-osbourne-lied-to-get-ozzy-out-of-gig/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Sharon Osbourne reveals that she had to lie about her mother-in-law&apos;s death to get husband Ozzy out of a show in Japan. &nbsp;The metal icon was too drunk to board the plane, so desperate times called for desperate measures. <a href="https://wgrd.com/sharon-osbourne-lied-to-get-ozzy-out-of-gig/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Kim]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:53:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Now why can't our ads in the U.S. look like this? Even though this ad is from several years ago it still works. <a href="https://wgrd.com/japanese-mcdonalds-ad-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Now why can&apos;t our ads in the U.S. look like this? Even though this ad is from several years ago it still works. <a href="https://wgrd.com/japanese-mcdonalds-ad-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[gary.chenoweth]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Monkey Waitress In Japanese Restaurant [VIDEO]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:33:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[WTF? Now why don't we have stuff like this here? Oh I know it's called a health code. <a href="https://wgrd.com/monkey-waitress-in-japanese-restaurant-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[WTF? Now why don&apos;t we have stuff like this here? Oh I know it&apos;s called a health code. <a href="https://wgrd.com/monkey-waitress-in-japanese-restaurant-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[gary.chenoweth]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Hooters in Japan….huh.</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:36:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The girls from my last visit to Hooters on 28th St in GR <a href="https://wgrd.com/hooters-in-japan-really/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The girls from my last visit to Hooters on 28th St in GR <a href="https://wgrd.com/hooters-in-japan-really/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[JT]]></dc:creator>
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