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Tokyo’s Plan to Charge for Garbage Service Has Some Residents Howling

Garbage fees have successfully reduced waste in West Tokyo. Here's why some residents are up in arms over the proposal.

The new levy is intended to secure the country's future - but some are calling for the agency that instituted it to be dissolved.

With a dwindling workforce, Japan is increasingly dependent on foreign workers to care for its rapidly aging population.

You could pay up to three times more to visit some of Japan's best museums if their boards heed the government's call.

More Japanese women are going overseas for prostitution. That's leading to women outside the industry being turned back at the border.

Want to move to Japan? About to land and confused about what to do when you get here? Here's everything you need to know.

Japanese social media users were aghast at reports of the deaths, which raised serious questions about how the facility managed safety.

The Japanese government may also require applicants to take courses in Japanese culture and manners before settling in for the long haul.

One of Tokyo's most beloved and culturally significant museums is finally set to reopen to the public on March 31st.