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Japanese Student and Others Speak Out Over US School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo
Japanese people wonder: Why does a school in America revel in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people by calling themselves…
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Happy Science: Inside Japan’s Far-Right Religious Movement
In the mid-1980s, a Japanese salaryman declared himself the reincarnation of Buddha and Hermes. Now his religious organization claims millions of adherents.
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Separate Ways: Why Joint Parenting After Divorce in Japan is So Rare
In Japan, divorce often means a permanent good-bye for at least one parent. Learn why some activists are fighting to change that.
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Who’s Killing Cats on This Japanese Island?
The population of cats on the island of Imajima plummets - and authorities suspect foul play.
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Rumors of “Deploying” Schoolkids to Tokyo Olympics Fuels Heat Stroke Fears
As Japan's summer heat claims victims, a rumor raises fresh health fears around next year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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Fukushima Fallout: Eight Years Later, A Struggle for Normalcy
A Japanese mother on the challenges her family faces after returning to Fukushima - and on how the area is still struggling…
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Hay Fever in Japan: A Man-Made Nationwide Epidemic
How did a condition once thought to be non-existent in Japan become the country's "national illness"? Blame the government, says Krys Suzuki.
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Why This Love Lock Fence in Japan is Doomed
An expression of love and devotion in Japan has turned into a public menace. Learn why a popular "love lock" fence in…