Day: September 11, 2022

On March 31st, the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan will host a talk by author Jake Adelstein his book, The Last Yakuza. Learn more, below.
Yuki Nivez has emerged as a major force in the Tokyo stand-up scene. Here, she discusses her recent thoughts on her role in that space, and her upcoming show, Not Your Diversity Hire.
As Japan continues both to age and become more single, some senior citizens are looking to one another for comfort in the afterlife.
Wanna see some of the best that Japan has to offer? TIME Magazine says these four stops are must-adds for anyone's list.
The company has apologized - but social media users are asking why they used an ad company with such a poor track record on women's issues.
Sato Airi, a 22yo livestreamer known as Mogami Ai, was murdered in Tokyo during a stream. So why are people feeling sorry for her killer?

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