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What is Respect for the Aged Day? An overview of Japan's national holiday, including its origins and related cultural myths.
Japan's customer service is world famous, but some Japanese commentators wonder whether the country has gone too far.
The continued downward spiral of Japan’s population hasn't been helped by the slowdown in the Japanese economy. Emma Ford combines personal experience and stats to ask: Where does Japan go from here?
Japan as an island nation is known to be respectful and quiet. Emma Ford describes what it's like to live this reality as a child growing up in the country - and then to suddenly find herself in a mirror world.
Middle school dropout. Troublemaker. Hostess. Porn star. Author. Media darling. The wild journey of Japan's Iijima Ai.
It was meant to be a paradise. But it ended up a nightmare instead. The story of how Nara Dreamland came to haunt Japan.
At the height of her fame, Osen suddenly disappeared.
The tale of two very similar women, and their very similar struggle.
A fateful encounter in Tokyo with a bottle of Hibiki 17 led me to explore why Japanese whiskey is flying off shelves worldwide.