Society
Japanese Chemical Company Holds Memorial for Murdered Bugs
Earth Corporation in Japan kills a lot of insects every year. And every year, they make sure to atone for it.
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Society
Food
Standing Soba Restaurants Bemoan “500 Yen Wall” As Prices Soar
Could standing soba restaurants meet the fate of ramen shops in Japan? Here's why owners are lamenting the so-called 500 yen wall.
Entertainment
Japanese Idol TV Competition Ends With No Results
Fans of idol competition Seven Colors tuned in this week to find out if their oshi made the cut. Here's why everyone…
Japanese Language
Is That Japanese Town a “Chou” or a “Machi”?
The character 町 - pronounced either "chou" or "machi" - is common in Japanese town and neighborhood names. But how do you…
Travel
GACKT: Japan Should Return to Isolationism, Maybe
Singer-songwriter GACKT appears to have the solution for overtourism: return the country to isolationism.
Entertainment
Popular Japanese Politician Tamaki Yuichirō Attends Porn Law Symposium
A number of political party representatives - including popular Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) leader Tamaki Yuichirō - attended a symposium…
Law & Crime
Leafy Lift: Thieves in Japan Steal Thousands of Cabbages
Somehow, someone managed to steal 1,200 cabbages out from under the nose of a farmer in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture. Cabbage theft has…
Travel
As Japan Tourism Booms, Domestic Business Travelers Settle for Crappy Hotels
With tourists continuing to stream into Japan, the cost of hotels - even those geared towards domestic travelers - is skyrocketing. That's…