Day: April 26, 2023

The woman who may be Japan's first prime minister is under fire for her "fossil-like thinking" on women's rights.
Here's your chance to try some of Japan's best ramen from across the country in a single location in Tokyo's Setagaya City.
Japan's most popular online marketplace is only available in a handful of other countries. That's all about to change.
Want to see something beyond Shibuya Scramble? Here's a guide to some of the chiller places outside of the city's beating heart.
The world has moved on from the NFT scam. Japan, however, thinks it's found a nifty new tool to promote regional tourism.
Japanese imperial authorities frequently raided it and censored its scripts. Despite this, the women at the Shinjuku Moulin Rouge danced on.

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