Day: April 9, 2024

While some locals may not mind, businesses and city leaders are disappointed tourists are sleeping on one of Japan's most populous cities.
The 43-year-old woman pleaded with the Japanese Embassy in Hungary for help. They told her to "talk it out" with her husband.
Are Chinese tourists to Japan ill-mannered? Why users on a popular Chinese social media app are lambasting their fellow citizens' behavior.
For a culture that prides itself on not being wasteful, Japan wastes a lot of food. A new government recommendation seeks to address that.
There are only 36 Costcos in Japan - but there are nearly three times as many stores whose whole business is reselling the company's products.
Sanrio Entertainment, which runs Puroland, says they've been the victim of a cyberattack - and customer information is at risk.

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