Kao Corp. Slammed on Twitter for its National Coming Out Day Jokes
Cosmetics company Kao Corporation used Coming Out Day to crack jokes – but Japan’s LGBTQ+ community wasn’t laughing.
Cosmetics company Kao Corporation used Coming Out Day to crack jokes – but Japan’s LGBTQ+ community wasn’t laughing.
Interest in tourism to Japan has skyrocketed ahead of its October 11th re-opening. But that doesn’t mean the pandemic’s over.
The creator of Japan’s first Michelin-starred ramen bowl suddenly passed at age 43, leaving a culinary legacy – and Internet rumors.
A unique museum in Tokyo’s Meguro ward that has been struggling to stay afloat got a boost in the arm from a surprise visitor.
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