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For the first time ever, Taiwanese citizens who marry or naturalize in Japan will be able to express their identity accurately.
A commercial from instant noodle maker Maruchan is once again stirring debate about the sexualization of women in Japanese media.
Can you BBQ in your backyard in Japan? One Chinese resident learned the hard way that what's legal isn't necesarily considered polite.
Why did a major media outlet in Japan echo a social media user's lie about being charged with sexual assault for using an AED?
It's not just foreigners being obnoxious. Some in Sapporo are fuming after a Japanese snowboarder used a shrine as a slope.
Many restaurants and businesses in the city of Furano love the influx - but others are sick of picking up traveler's garbage.

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