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LAW & CRIME

Chiitan Wins Verdict Against City for Damaging Their Reputation

Score one for everyone's favorite otter fairy. Reports say Chiitan has won a defamation suit against a city in Kochi Prefecture.

TRAVEL

Japan’s Suica Transit Card to Add Subscriptions in 2028

Would you buy a subscription to ride the train? JR East is hoping you will - and hoping the plan helps save…

LGBTQ

Japanese City Will Grant Marriage Support to LGBTQ Couples

Ichikawa City in Chiba Prefecture will become the first in Japan to extend a marriage benefits program to sexual and gender minorities.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Will Chinese Cabbage Save Japanese Tonkatsu From Rising Prices?

High cabbage prices in Japan show no sign of abating. That's led supermarkets to get desperate. And by "desperate," we mean relying…

ENVIRONMENT

Someone in Japan Tried to Give Away a TV. Then a Neighbor Complained

Want to recycle a TV in Japan? Think you can leave it out with a giant "free" sign on it until someone…

FOOD

We Tried Pizza Hut Japan’s New Shoyu Ramen Pizza, Because Why Not?

What do you get when you dump a bowl of ramen on top of a pizza crust? UJ decided to take one…

SEX & NIGHTLIFE

“Cheap Sex”: Men Who Pushed Prostitution to Tourists in Kabukicho Arrested

The mastermind behind two "relaxation stores" in Kabukicho admits he specifically marketed "cheap sex with Japanese women" to inbound travelers.

SOCIETY

This Japanese Village is Furious About Its New Million-Dollar Toilet

How did a toilet on a road leading into a village of 1,300 people in Nara Prefecture end up costing close to…