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Japan’s Domestic Tourism Languishes Due to Costs, Crowding
Japan's tourism boom is generating profits for many local businesses. However, it may be leaving domestic travelers out in the cold.
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TRAVEL
Japan's tourism boom is generating profits for many local businesses. However, it may be leaving domestic travelers out in the cold.
LAW & CRIME
You don't hear much about gun violence in Japan. You hear even less about rocket launcher violence. And yet...
TRAVEL
A site in Kamakura made famous by Slam Dunk is the latest Japanese tourism destination trying to clamp down on bad manners.
LIVING IN JAPAN
A recent viral tweet bemoaned the lack of free places to sit in Tokyo - a trend that only seems to be…
WOMEN
Ito Shiori's BLACK BOX DIARIES is winning critical acclaim worldwide - but it's also under fire from her former lawyer.
FOOD
Nissin's Cup Noodle released a new product for eating its signature junk food - and made a hard-to-translate Japanese pun at the…
ENTERTAINMENT
Famous voice actress Yamaguchi Yuriko (Evangelion's Akagi Ritsuko) lashed out at resellers on social media recently.
LIVING IN JAPAN
An annual report looks at which cities in Tokyo rank highest in happiness and which ones most residents want to keep living…