An AI coding agent was asked to modify a program. During the process, it removed a safety-monitoring component. When a…
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Did the Honda Prelude Really Have a “Naughty Lever”? The Passenger-Seat Mystery [Part 1]
In November 1982, Honda introduced the second-generation Prelude, a sleek two-door coupe with an unusually low hood, pop-up headlights, and…
Cut It, and It Comes Back? The River Weed That Makes Japanese Towns Warn Their Neighbors
Imagine clearing an invasive weed from a riverbank, only to find fresh roots and shoots emerging from a stem left…
Did the Robber Die Five Days Later? Japan’s ¥300 Million Mystery and a Police Officer’s Son
On December 10, 1968, a man disguised as a motorcycle police officer stopped a cash transport car in Fuchu, western…
86,000 Registrations in a Year—Why Did the Daihatsu Midget Disappear?
In 1960, approximately 86,000 Daihatsu Midgets were registered in Japan. Just three years after its introduction, the tiny three-wheeled truck…
Was AIBOU Supposed to End with Kameyama? What Mizutani Actually Said
Was AIBOU supposed to begin and end with the same detective? For years, one particularly appealing theory has circulated among…
Was “Colonel Kuhio” Back in 2022? The Nagano Encounter — Final Part
In 2009, the Japanese film Colonel Kuhio, starring Masato Sakai, introduced moviegoers to one of the country’s most outrageous real-life…
Why Did a Gullwing Conversion Add 230 kg? The Mitsubishi Starion G2 Mystery
In April 1989, Japanese television viewers were introduced to an extraordinary Mitsubishi Starion. It appeared in Gorilla: Metropolitan Police Department…
Was Mizutani Really Furious With Oikawa? Revisiting AIBOU’s 2012 Exit Rumors
Did Yutaka Mizutani really force Mitsuhiro Oikawa out of AIBOU because he was furious with him? Oikawa, affectionately known as…