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Okada Nana Leaves AKB48 Over “Nonexistent” Dating Ban Rule

AKB48 star Okada Nana has left the group over a relationship ban that the group's management swears up and down does not exist.

The sister city relationship between Sapporo and Munich has gifted the former with a splendid Christmas market now entering its 20th year.

We talked with philosopher and queer fiction author Masaya Chiba on Gilles Deleuze and the challenges of being queer in the modern era.

How one woman found herself without resources or assistance after she was sexually assaulted in the JET Program - and how she fought back.

A former member of Japan's Self Defense Force (SDF) talks about the online abuse she's received since reporting on her sexual assault.

This is why Japan can't have nice things. A Buddhist temple is bulldozing its toilet because some hikers can't behave themselves.