Category: Japanese Language Edition

For the first time, a court in Japan rules that hosts taking kickbacks from routing indebted customers to sex shops breaks the law.
In a bid to fund train station improvements, Kyoto will raise the top tax on the city's most expensive hotel rooms to 10,000 yen per night.
Why do (some) Japanese women say you should never date a man who makes his own curry roux from scratch? These and the other 3Cs explained.
Looking for a Valentine's Day date spot in Tokyo or Kawasaki? Shiseido Parlour's upping the ante with its two V-Day parfaits.
The plan is coming under fire from some who say such programs should be spearheaded by the central government to benefit all of Japan.
Another attraction succumbs to overtourism, as Biei says it'll chop down a cluster of trees that have become a popular photo spot.

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