Electric Scooters and Dance-Offs: A Comedic Take on 2024's Absurdities

Introduction Seoul, South Korea - If you ever thought that 2024 couldn鈥檛 possibly get any stranger, let me assure you, it has. From electric scooters spiraling into chaos with intoxicated riders, to dance-offs deciding the fate of contestants, and even a restructuring at a steelworks that sounds like a plot twist from a bad sitcom, this year is filled with absurdities that have us all scratching our heads. Buckle up, because we鈥檙e about to dive into the hilariously bizarre world of modern news, where reality is often stranger than fiction....

September 30, 2024 路 4 min 路 726 words 路 Min-Jae Kim, Soo-Yeon Park

Chaos in the Land of the Rising Sun: Patent Wars, Train Hijinks, and a Canine Courtroom Drama

Chaos in the Land of the Rising Sun: Patent Wars, Train Hijinks, and a Canine Courtroom Drama Tokyo, Japan In a week that felt like the plot of a bizarre video game, Japan found itself entangled in a series of mind-bending incidents blending patent disputes, train escapades, and canine courtroom shenanigans. Just when you thought the world of entertainment and law couldn鈥檛 get any more ridiculous, Japan stepped up to the plate with a home run of absurdity....

September 19, 2024 路 5 min 路 903 words 路 Haruki Tanaka, Emiko Saito