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[Insider] Japan’s First Female PM Doesn’t Want an Empress

Takaichi Sanae has signaled she opposes changing the law to allow for an empress to rise again. And the Japanese Diet seems…

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[Insider] Where Will Japan’s Bruised Opposition Go After Takaichi’s Big Win?

PM Takaichi secured a supermajority in the Lower House election as the opposition fractured. What comes next for Japan’s politics?

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[Insider] “Itadaki Ojisan”: How a Japanese Throuple Ran a Sugar Daddy Scam

In Japan, you can sue someone who's had an affair with your spouse. One Japanese couple used that to run a daring…

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[Insider] Shinjuku Station: How to Navigate It Like a Pro

It's rated as Tokyo's most confusing train station for a reason. But it's easy to get around once you know a few…

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[Insider] How the CDP/Kōmeitō Alliance Could Succeed – Or Blow Up

The success or failure of the Alliance could set the tone for Japanese politics for the next decade (or longer).

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[Insider] In Japan, When Does a Fight Become a Duel?

A Tokyo man is facing an additional five years in jail after prosecutors charged him under a 136-year-old law.

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[Insider] Princess in a Bikini: Japan Lashes Out at Grok, X’s Nonconsensual Lewds Bot

A new wave of deepfakes enabled by the social media network's Grok chatbot is angering Japanese cosplayers and artists.

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[Insider] The Biggest Threat to Japan’s Information Privacy Isn’t Foreigners – It’s USB Drives

Mie Prefecture thinks that hiring foreigners is a threat to information security. The actual risk? USB removable storage and alcohol.