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A geisha walks in kimono down a Kyoto street, a paper umbrella obscuring her face.

Abuse in the Geisha World: Former Maiko Speaks Out

A former apprentice geisha at a Kyoto geisha house has created a flurry of online activity after describing abuses in the traditional industry.
Inose of the Japan Innovation Party gives a speech alongside former snowboarder Ebisawa.

Handsy Japan Innovation Party Politician Draws Online Ire

A Japan Innovation Party politician caused an online firestorm when filmed being a bit too touchy-feely with candidate Ebisawa Yuki during a stump speech.
Edo era woman

Stranger in the Shogun’s City is Masterful History and Storytelling

An historian and scholar of Japan uses her knowledge and talent to bring the story of one 19th-century Japanese woman to life.
IE Japan

Japan Still “Shackled” by Internet Explorer as Support Ends

Support for Internet Explorer officially ended in June 2022. So why are some workplaces in Japan still writing code for it?
Girl carrying randoseru backpack

This Randoseru Backpack Rethink Angered Some Grumpy Grown-Ups

Adults in Japan took to social media to lambaste a new backpack accessory. And then the kids who designed it clapped back.
People playing pachinko

Pachinko in Japan: The Game That Definitely Isn’t Gambling!

How the game of pachinko in Japan become one of the country's primary forms of legalized...well, let's not call it gambling, shall we?

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