Food
Record Number of Ramen Shops Go Bankrupt in Japan in 2024
A record 72 shops went bankrupt in Japan this year thanks to a combination of rising prices and the so-called "1000 yen…
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Society
Online Gambling Addiction in Japan Grows, Turning Some to Crime
Online gambling is illegal in Japan. That hasn't stopped people from getting hooked on it - and some are turning to crime…
Food
Why Cabbage in Japan Is Now More Expensive Than Pork
Tonkatsu is under attack - by high cabbage prices. A bad haul has sent prices for the critical veggie spiraling up to…
Travel
Japan Travel: Eight Outdated Myths That Are Rapidly Changing
Traveling to Japan? Chances are you've heard one of these eight "facts" about the country that are mostly wrong.
Women
Men Vastly Outnumber Women on Okinawa’s Outlying Islands
You'll find a lot of natural beauty on Okinawa's outlying islands. There's something that's harder to find, however: women.
Society
As Vanity License Plates Become Popular, Japan Resorts to Latin Alphabet
A change a few years back brought the Western alphabet to Japanese license plates as custom plates exhaust unique combinations.
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How to Ditch Duolingo and Actually Learn Japanese
Want an alternative to Duolingo now that they're firing workers and resorting to AI slop? Here's a much better way to study…
Entertainment
Japanese Company Will Close After CEO Criticizes Boy Band on Social Media
A small cosmetics company in Japan was using its official account to attack the band number_i, as well as McDonald's and Suntory.