Travel
Hilton Pulls Ad Attacking Ryokans in Japan After Uproar
Hilton Japan ran an ad that seemed to mock the rules at traditional Japanese ryokan - and pulled it a week later…
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Business and Economy
English Language School Gaba in Japan Fines Teachers for Cancelling Lessons
Charged for missing work for emergencies? An internal memo to that effect from Japan-based English school chain Gaba went viral. UJ investigates…
Politics
Japan To Give Out Coupons for New Moms
Will handing out coupons to new moms stop Japan's declining population? The Japanese government sure hopes so. But other signs signal the…
Entertainment
Japan is UFO Hot Spot According To US Intelligence
What's that in the sky over western Japan? No one knows...but a few people have some very definitive ideas. The speculation over…
Culture
Japan’s Hot New Buzzwords of 2023: Sportsmanship, Nude Jokes, And Sugar Babies
2023's trendy Japan words include a new type of girl group, a guy who's definitely wearing pants, and Japan's most popular baseball…
Law & Crime
Sexual Harassment Cases Rock Japan Self-Defense Ministry This Week
A series of sexual abuse scandals have rocked the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Now, a legal group is trying to discover how deep…
Business and Economy
70% of Japanese Youth Are Financially Dissatisfied, Says Gov. Survey
A Japanese government survey shows that Japan's youth are feeling especially pessimistic about their financial straits - as bad as during the…
Culture
Tokyo’s Kabukicho is Infested With Rats. No, We Mean, Literally.
There are rats in Kabukicho. (And no, we don't mean the ones in the host clubs.) Now people have taken to feeding…