The rice paddies in Gyoda, Saitama Some rice paddies in Gyoda, Saitama have been decorated with Minecraft art! Bees, pigs, dogs, baby chicks and the iconic creeper are represented in the art. The pattern is created using varieties of rice that grow in 4 different colours. I can't imagine how difficult that was to coordinate... There is a 50m tall tower you can view the art from. 1000 volunteers helped plant the rice in June. What an effort! The art can be viewed until Oct

Julián Quiñones scoring the opening goal Mexico have beaten South Africa 2-0 in the first game of the World Cup. South Africa had two players sent off. Mexico also had a player red carded...　That's not great for both teams... Mexico weren't great but played much better than South Africa. I hope the World Cup improves later as this game wasn't the best. Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/11/mexico-south-africa-world-cup-2026-group-a-match-report to

Freedom Gundam ZGMF-X10A Justice Gundam ZGMF-X09A Shirakawa Daruma Sohonpo in Fukushima have just announced Gundam Daruma! Daruma are small carved wooden doll heads. Traditionally when you buy one, you paint a pupil on one of the eyes and make a wish. When your wish comes true, you paint in the other pupil. There are two types: Justice and Freedom. They also come in two sizes, a small at 15cm and a larger one at 18cm. The large ones are 4,950yen and the smaller ones are 3,3

A couple are moving house: Wife: Have you packed your clothes? Husband: Yes, I have already done it. Wife: Have you called the moving company? Husband: Yes, I have. I did it this morning. Wife: Have you called the electric company? Husband: Ah, no, I haven't done it yet. Wife: Can you call them now? I have already called the gas company. Husband: Yes, I can. I will do it now. [husband talks on the phone] Wife: Have you called the electricity company yet? Husband: [sigh] Yes,