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Unseen Japan Insider: Why Hasn’t Japan’s Far Right Taken Over The Country?

Japan's far right has been left behind. Is this because of Japan's "unique culture"? Or is there something else going on?

Unseen Japan Insider: What Happened to “The Harajuku of the Plateau”?

It was the home to the father of American Football in Japan. Now, its downtown is largely abandoned. What happened?

Unseen Japan Insider: Japan Reacts to Abe’s Widow Visiting Putin

Abe Akie is a private citizen now. So what was she thinking when she met the man who's led a years-long assault on a sovereign nation?

Unseen Japan Insider: Does Japan Need More Garbage Cans – or Fewer Trashy Tourists?

Would more garbage cans help Japan's growing trash problem? It might - but there may also be other solutions.

Unseen Japan Insider: On Orientalism and Punctuation in the Japanese Language

How a silly post about punctuation led to a wild theory showing that the Orientalization of Japan is far from dead.

Unseen Japan Insider: Could Osaka Expo Go Up in Smoke?

A World Expo. A worrying quantity of methane gas. Nicotine addicts with no place to go. What could possibly go wrong?

Unseen Japan Insider: Will Separate Spousal Surnames Finally Become Law?

A new bill would allow women in Japan to keep their maiden names. Does it stand a snowball's chance in hell of passing?

Unseen Japan Insider: Comedian Attempts to Outrun Sex Assault Accusations

Comedian Matsumoto Hitoshi is betting he can simply ignore the accusations against him and move his career to his own on-demand service. He figures he can abandon Japanese broadcast TV (which is, frankly, dying) and speak directly to his fans instead. Will it work?

Unseen Japan Insider: “Uterine Love” – Or, “What Did I Just Watch?!”

Based on the manga series by artist Sasae Noriko, Uterine Love takes a…unique approach to describing the locus of a burgeoning love. Many who watch the key scenes have the same reaction: What the actual fuck did I just witness?

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