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Many people in their 20s in Japan continue to mask up. However, some say they're not doing it for health reasons.
Wanna slice something open with a samurai sword while in Japan? Well, you can't, because the Japanese police are party poopers.
The singer of "First Love" and "Automatic" stirred controversy with a song lyric about Japanese women keeping their maiden names.
Tochonika Pepe, age 25, is the proprietress of a long-running kaisendon restaurant - and a TikTok and Instagram sensation.
Why are single men in Japan unhappier than men in other nations? One writer argues that the unfair expectations placed on women are to blame.
51.1% said they had no complaints, a big improvement over last year. However, crowding and immigration wait times have become issues.

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