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TRAVEL

Japan Rail Companies Limit Train Passes Due to Chip Shortage

JR East and the PASMO Corporation have started limiting the sale of new transit cards. What does this mean for your trip…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Sushi Chain Demands Kid Pay Up for “Sushi Terrorism” Stunt

In the wake of a wave of "sushi terrorism" earlier this year, conveyor belt chain Sushiro is suing a high school-age kid…

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

In Gen Z Japan’s Hot New Slang, Princes Become Frogs

When does a prince become a frog? For Gen Zers in Japan, it can happen over something as small as a declined…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

American-Sized Monster Energy Finally Arrives in Japan

Move over, small puny can. After years of successful sales in Japan, Monster Energy will - finally - be available in its…

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

JagaRico: The Japanese Snack’s Best Dad Jokes – Explained!

JagaRico is one of Japan's most loved snacks - and arguably the most hilarious. Here are some of its best dad jokes,…

TECHNOLOGY

With No Workers, Japanese Island Loses Its Cell Phone Store

Continued worker shortages in Japan are robbing the island of Ishigakijima of its sole Docomo cell phone store.

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Japanese Sentence Mining: How to Learn in Context

Have your Japanese studies gotten tired and boring? Maybe it's the way you're studying. How sentence mining can break you out of…

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Rōnin: Why Being a “Masterless Samurai” in Modern Japan Sucks

Saying "rōnin" in English conjures up images of cool, lone-wolf samurai. But in modern Japan, being a rōnin kinda sucks.