Technology
With No Workers, Japanese Island Loses Its Cell Phone Store
Continued worker shortages in Japan are robbing the island of Ishigakijima of its sole Docomo cell phone store.
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Japanese Language
Japanese Sentence Mining: How to Learn in Context
Have your Japanese studies gotten tired and boring? Maybe it's the way you're studying. How sentence mining can break you out of…
Japanese Language
Rōnin: Why Being a “Masterless Samurai” in Modern Japan Sucks
Saying "rōnin" in English conjures up images of cool, lone-wolf samurai. But in modern Japan, being a rōnin kinda sucks.
News
Ghibli President Says No Trailers for New Miyazaki Film
Miyazaki Hayao's highly anticipated new film is less than two months out from release. Now Ghibli says there won't be any trailers…
Entertainment
Takarazuka Revue Show To Stream With Multi-Language Subtitles
In a move delighting international fans, the all-female Takarazuka Revue theater group will stream a show subtitled in multiple languages.
Business and Economy
Universal Studios Japan Ticket Prices to Soar During Obon
Planning to go to Universal Studios Japan in August? Check your dates carefully, as prices are set to hit record highs.
News
Japan Toll Roads to Go Free… in the year 2115
Japan's extensive expressway network has some of the most expensive tolls in the world. Now, the date for them to be made…
LGBTQ
This Shinto Shrine in Hyogo, Japan Openly Welcomes LGBTQ Couples
Japan's Central Shrine Administration has taken an aggressively anti-LGBTQ stance. But some Shinto shrines are bucking the prejudice.