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China: Monkeys Surround Traffic Officer in Shanghai Nature Reserve

On October 2, 2024, in Shanghai, located in eastern China, a video recorded a humorous yet helpless moment at a nature reserve. A traffic officer stood by the roadside when several monkeys swaggered toward him. One bold monkey reached out and grabbed the officer deliberately. Seeing no resistance, the rest of the monkeys grew braver and surrounded him. Some even attempted to scratch or poke him lightly. As protected animals, the officer couldn’t retaliate and simply waited patiently for the troop to lose interest and move on. The amusing standoff left many Chinese viewers laughing at the monkeys’ confidence and the officer’s resigned expression.

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China: Samoyeds Poke Heads Through Café Window, Charming Passersby

On January 25, 2026, in Guangzhou, Guangdong, the video captured a cat and dog cafe called Mao Rong Ye Ye where the owner had prepared two round openings in a window to welcome customers. The footage showed two Samoyeds taking turns to push their heads through the holes, their white fur filling the frame as they looked around with calm and curious expressions. People nearby slowed down, smiled, and pointed their phones at the scene. The dogs stayed still for a moment, then leaned forward again, as if posing, while the shop interior remained busy behind them. The video ended with the two dogs holding their positions as more pedestrians stopped to take photos.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Hawaiian dishes served at Ogo Ono-loa Hawaii in Tokyo's Akasaka district: (from front) a combo plate of ''kalua pig'' and ''lomi lomi salmon,'' ''poke,'' ''loco moco,'' and ''malasada.''

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Pokemon amusement park opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The Poke Park dedicated to the Japanese Pokemon cartoon characters opens in Nagoya at one of the sites for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on March 18. The park, which will run until Sept. 25, sports 12 attractions, including a 50-meter-tall Ferris wheel depicting Monster Balls and a Pikachu-shaped ride.

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(2)China outclass H.K. at E. Asian C'Ship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - China striker Yang Chen races on to a through ball from Yang Pu to toe-poke the ball past Hong Kong goalkeeper Fan Chun-yip to score the team's third goal on the final day of the East Asian Football Championship at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 10. China beat Hong Kong 3-1.

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Conger eels at Yokohama aquarium

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at the aquarium of the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 21, 2022.

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Conger eels at Yokohama aquarium

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at the aquarium of the Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise amusement complex in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Jan. 21, 2022.

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Seals in Hokkaido

Wild spotted seals poke their heads out in waters off Rumoi in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2021.

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Pokemon amusement park opens in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The Poke Park dedicated to the Japanese Pokemon cartoon characters opens in Nagoya at one of the sites for the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture on March 18. The park, which will run until Sept. 25, sports 12 attractions, including a 50-meter-tall Ferris wheel depicting Monster Balls and a Pikachu-shaped ride. (Kyodo)

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"Yakkosou" plants poke up on Amami Oshima Island, southern Japan

"Yakkosou" (Mitrastemon) parasitic plants poke up in a forest on Amami Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Hawaiian dishes

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Hawaiian dishes served at Ogo Ono-loa Hawaii in Tokyo's Akasaka district: (from front) a combo plate of ''kalua pig'' and ''lomi lomi salmon,'' ''poke,'' ''loco moco,'' and ''malasada.'' (Kyodo)

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(2)China outclass H.K. at E. Asian C'Ship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - China striker Yang Chen races on to a through ball from Yang Pu to toe-poke the ball past Hong Kong goalkeeper Fan Chun-yip to score the team's third goal on the final day of the East Asian Football Championship at International Stadium Yokohama on Dec. 10. China beat Hong Kong 3-1. (Kyodo)

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Conger eels

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in northeastern Japan on Jan. 19, 2021.

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Conger eels

Conger eels poke their heads out from tubes that look like "ehomaki" sushi rolls at Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium in northeastern Japan on Jan. 19, 2021.