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Picture shows Shitsui Hakoishi, undated. She was certified as the world's oldest active barber at the age of 107, on Jan. 7, 2024. Note: Photo is a screenshot from video. (Newsflash)

10 January 2024

NO TIME TO DYE: 107-Year-Old Japanese Gran Is World's Oldest Barber

(starts) A 107-year-old grandmother in Japan has been named as the world's oldest working barber...

Photo shows several dead boars near The Sessho-seki, known as the "Killing Stone", undated photo. The Killing Stone is a stone in the volcanic mountains of Nasu, an area of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Note: Photo is from the Ministry of the Environment, Nikko National Park Nasu Administrative Office (Japanese Ministry of the Environment/Newsflash)

19 December 2022

RASHERS TO ASHES: Eight Wild Boars Drop Dead At Famous Japanese Folktale's Death Stone

(starts) Eight wild boars which dropped dead around a legendary death stone believed to kill anyone...