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In Spain, they're shooting tourists with water guns. Why aren't we seeing the same level of revolt against tourists in Japan?
While LGBTQ people in general lost support, transgender people face challenges in Japan in terms of both awareness and acceptance.
Following in the wake of the Nakai Masahiro scandal, another pop/TV star stands accused of multiple acts of harassment against staff.
The shift reflects the change in women's education over the past century as well as the impact of population decline on enrollment.
Born during Japan's "traffic war" of the 1950s and 1960s, "Tobita-kun" and all his variations remain an iconic roadside sight.
Japan's far right has been left behind. Is this because of Japan's "unique culture"? Or is there something else going on?

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