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In Japan, This Service Quits Your Job For You

Being harassed at your job? Afraid how your employer will react if you quit? This company in Japan is there to take the heat for you.

A right-wing politician who's previously called on Japan's PM to resign finally apologized for saying an Okinawa monument "rewrites history."

Some Hong Kong travelers are putting off visits to Japan - and it's all thanks to a manga published in 1999.

Why did Kawasaki police fail to act on nine reports of stalking, doubts from the attacker's own family, and the suspect's suspicious behavior?

The village of Shirakawagō has 1,500 residents but welcomes two million tourists a year. It may clamp down in a bid to combat overtourism.

Hiroshi Suzuki, Japan's ambassador to the UK, caused a stir when he brought together two British tastes that some insist don't go together.

Many people in their 20s in Japan continue to mask up. However, some say they're not doing it for health reasons.

Wanna slice something open with a samurai sword while in Japan? Well, you can't, because the Japanese police are party poopers.

The singer of "First Love" and "Automatic" stirred controversy with a song lyric about Japanese women keeping their maiden names.