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Ham Vanishes from Department Stores: 'Paulownia-Boxed High-Octane' Reigns as Year-End Gift King

Ham Vanishes from Department Stores: 'Paulownia-Boxed High-Octane' Reigns as Year-End Gift King

In response to soaring crude oil prices, a long-established department store has released a "Special Selection High-Octane Assortment." The ham section has been renovated into a gas station. The number of households displaying the fuel on their family altars, claiming it's "too wasteful to burn," is surging, and honoring ancestors with the scent of gasoline instead of incense is becoming the new norm of the Reiwa era.

Translations: JA
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Onigiri General Election Turns Into a Quagmire: Tuna-Mayo Camp Leaks Salmon's 'Pre-Processing' Photos, Lawsuit Ensues

Onigiri General Election Turns Into a Quagmire: Tuna-Mayo Camp Leaks Salmon's 'Pre-Processing' Photos, Lawsuit Ensues

Mysterious flyers claiming 'Sea Chicken is not a bird' covered the shelves, while the Salmon faction retaliated by accusing their rivals of 'concealing calories with mayonnaise.' Customers, exhausted by the negative campaigning, flocked to the 'Salt Rice Ball'—the only candidate free of political ideology. In an act of purchasing-as-peace-seeking, that specific corner of the shelf has been picked completely clean.

Translations: JA
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Too Thin and Falling Through Gaps: Popular Drug Sales Suspended — Railway Company 'Physically Impossible to Detect'

Too Thin and Falling Through Gaps: Popular Drug Sales Suspended — Railway Company 'Physically Impossible to Detect'

'It's not a side effect, it's a physics bug.' A sudden surge in cases where users of a popular diet drug are falling into and disappearing through train station platform gaps and drain covers. They are so thin that automatic doors don't react, leaving many users stranded in the city. As an emergency measure, the manufacturer has started recommending placing weights in clothing shoulder pads.

Translations: JA
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'Salt Over Blood Pressure': Elderly Cartel Busted in Late-Night Hospital Ward — Grandchildren Nabbed as Pickled Plum Mules

'Salt Over Blood Pressure': Elderly Cartel Busted in Late-Night Hospital Ward — Grandchildren Nabbed as Pickled Plum Mules

In the small hours of the morning, IV stands arranged in a suspicious circle in the hospital common room. When a nurse moved in, she discovered that patients driven to despair by flavorless hospital food had built an underground smuggling route for 'Red Diamonds' (pickled plums). Deploying visiting grandchildren as mules, they established a black market where a single plum could be traded for priority rights to a sunny window-side bed. When the boss was busted, a large haul of salted kelp was also seized from his bedside — the man who had been preaching 'Give me salt over blood pressure.'

Translations: JA
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Shiba Inu Paw Print Signing Event Banned After AI Flags Dog as 'Fully Nude' — Lawyer: 'He Was Wearing a Collar'

Shiba Inu Paw Print Signing Event Banned After AI Flags Dog as 'Fully Nude' — Lawyer: 'He Was Wearing a Collar'

'Hosting an event in the nude violates our terms of service' — A popular Shiba Inu's paw print signing event was suddenly banned after the listing site's AI review system flagged it for 'excessive exposure.' The owner protested through a lawyer, arguing 'He's been naked since birth, and he was wearing a collar.' The AI dismissed the appeal, ruling 'Fur does not qualify as clothing,' escalating the dispute into an all-out confrontation.

Translations: JA
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Local Playground Slide Goes "ETC Only" — Toddler with Insufficient Balance Blocked by Gate, Forcibly Redirected to Sandbox

Local Playground Slide Goes "ETC Only" — Toddler with Insufficient Balance Blocked by Gate, Forcibly Redirected to Sandbox

Under the guise of crime prevention, all playground slides in the city have been converted to "ETC Only" (Electronic Toll Collection). Toddlers line up with onboard units duct-taped to their bottoms, but when balances run short, the gate bar drops mercilessly, forcibly redirecting them into the sandbox. Elementary schoolers exploiting the "late-night discount" have been flooding the park at 4 AM, triggering an entirely different wave of complaints from neighbors.

Translations: JA
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Lucky Draw Grand Prize: "Land With the Lowest Property Value" — Winner Breaks Down Sobbing at Register. Consumer Affairs Agency: "Run for Your Life if You Win"

Lucky Draw Grand Prize: "Land With the Lowest Property Value" — Winner Breaks Down Sobbing at Register. Consumer Affairs Agency: "Run for Your Life if You Win"

A supermarket chain launched a lucky draw with a grand prize of "mountain forest land ranked dead last in property value (property tax and mandatory weeding included)." The moment you win, you're saddled with massive liabilities. In response, the Consumer Affairs Agency issued an unprecedented warning: "Do your absolute best to draw the losing pocket tissue." Participants are now shedding tears of relief every time they pull a dud.

Translations: JA
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Neighborhood Radio Calisthenics Ends with Elderly Stuck in Midair After Wearing Infomercial 'Zero-Gravity Sandals'

Neighborhood Radio Calisthenics Ends with Elderly Stuck in Midair After Wearing Infomercial 'Zero-Gravity Sandals'

An elderly group wore 'space sandals' from a TV shopping channel that promised 'zero knee strain.' During the jumping segment of radio calisthenics, they all levitated in unison and came to a complete stop three meters above the ground. The surreal sight of seniors lined up floating in the autumn sky ensued. 'It doesn't hurt!' echoed joyful cries from above, but no one could come back down. The neighborhood association hastily began delivering warm tea by drone.

Translations: JA
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