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Law & Crime

Sexual Harassment Cases Rock Japan Self-Defense Ministry This Week

A series of sexual abuse scandals have rocked the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Now, a legal group is trying to discover how deep…

Business and Economy

70% of Japanese Youth Are Financially Dissatisfied, Says Gov. Survey

A Japanese government survey shows that Japan's youth are feeling especially pessimistic about their financial straits - as bad as during the…

Culture

Tokyo’s Kabukicho is Infested With Rats. No, We Mean, Literally.

There are rats in Kabukicho. (And no, we don't mean the ones in the host clubs.) Now people have taken to feeding…

Culture

Shibuya Goes Hardcore in Its Crackdown on Halloween Fun

Shibuya announced this year that it was banning Halloween celebrations - and they've made it clear that they mean business.

Entertainment

Manga Artist Nakajo Hisaya Passes Away at Age 50

The author of the popular manga series FOR YOU IN FULL BLOSSOM and SUGAR PRINCESS passed away at age 50, according to…

Business and Economy

Japan’s GDP Falls to 4th Place Behind Germany: IMF

Move over, Japan: the country's economic power continues to wane as its GDP now places it only 4th in the world. Learn…

LGBTQ

Japan’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Sterilization for Gender Change

In a major win for transgender people in Japan, the country's high court has struck down a law requiring sterilization for gender…

Food

Japan Will Task Prison Inmates to Shuck Scallops – Because China Won’t

Desperate times call for desperate measures. In Japan's case, that means using prisoners as scallop-shuckers. Learn how China's rejection of Japanese seafood…