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Can Japan REALLY Accommodate 60 Million Tourists a Year?
Japan will see 35 million tourists in 2024. The government wants to raise that by 25 million by 2030. Is that even…
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FOOD
“Drinkable” Japanese Hamburg Sends 34 to Hospital
Japanese hamburg can be delicious if it's cooked correctly. Sadly, one restaurant's famous "drinkable hamburg" didn't meet that bar - and sent…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Are Japan’s Amazon Drivers at Their Breaking Point?
A series of news reports - and a new movie - have taken Amazon Japan to task for the stress it puts…
TRAVEL
Overtourism Helps Revive Retro Ghost Town Near Mt. Fuji
It was a shopping center on its last legs. Learn how a "retro" Showa-era location near Mt. Fuji has gone viral -…
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Survey: Tokyo World’s Third Best Foodie Capital
Is Tokyo a foodie's paradise? A new survey argues the city is one of the best capital cities in the world for…
WOMEN
Mibuchi Yoshiko: How Japan’s Trailblazing Female Lawyer Overcame Prejudice
Until 1933, women in Japan were forbidden from being lawyers. This is the story of how Mibuchi Yoshiko overcame the law -…
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Has Shibuya Gotten Boring? Why Tokyo’s Youth Have Fled
It used to be a centerpiece of Tokyo's youth culture. Have tourism, global retail, and old men conspired to make Shibuya dull?
SOCIAL MEDIA
“Impression Zombies” Are Making Japanese Social Media Worse
As X focuses on subscriptions, "impression zombies" from outside Japan are clogging Japanese posts in hopes of finding a pot of gold.…