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“The rules are simple: do absolutely nothing. Falling asleep, however, leads to disqualification. Organisers monitor the participants’ heart rates; the contestant with the most stable heart rate wins.” Much ado about nothing: world’s most relaxed people gather in Seoul for ‘space-out’ competition.

+ This is the anti-tourist story that just keeps on giving. “A Japanese town that erected a huge black screen last week in an attempt to stop tourists from snapping photos of Mount Fuji and overcrowding the area has discovered holes in the screen and is working to repair them.”