Japan’s First-Ever Weight Loss Drug Is Approved. But Does It Need It?
Japan – already one of the world’s thinnest nations – has its first-ever approved weight loss drug. Will users dig its nasty side effects?
Japan – already one of the world’s thinnest nations – has its first-ever approved weight loss drug. Will users dig its nasty side effects?
Last year, cops shut down a major adult video maker’s Kabukicho bar. Now it’s back – and its owner is grousing about how much it cost him.
As prices of goods keep rising, ramen shops in Japan are going out of business at an increasing pace. Many blame the ramen “price wall.”
Japan’s technical interns, some of whom suffer horrible abuses from their employers, may soon find it easier to find a new job. Learn more about proposed legal changes – and the abuses technical interns currently face.
Japan has released initial plans for its digital nomad visa. How does it compare to what other countries offer?
From t-shirts to gaudy toilet paper, UNIQLO says “ookini!” once again to Osaka with a new flagship store and locally inspired designs.
Wanna go cashless in Japan? You have options. Almost too many, in fact. Here’s what’s available – for both tourists and residents.
Tokyo is one of the world’s great cities – something this year’s Global Power City Index seems to back up.
Not all of Japan’s wealthy residents live in cities. Learn how a small Hokkaido village of 2,700 found itself swell with cash.
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