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Why One Hundred Years of Solitude Is (Finally) a Hit in Japan
It’s been in print for almost 60 years now. So why did it take until 2024 for Gabriel GarcÃa Márquez’s magnum opus to become a hit in Japan?
September 18, 2024
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Travel
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 possible?
September 17, 2024
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 34 people to the hospital.
September 16, 2024
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 on delivery drivers.
September 15, 2024
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 – and come back to life.
September 14, 2024
Travel
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 culinary experiences.
September 13, 2024
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 – and even her own mother – to become a lawyer and, ultimately, an influential judge.
September 12, 2024
News
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?
September 12, 2024
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. They’re making the service harder to use – and spreading dangerous misinformation.
September 11, 2024
Entertainment
Tokyo Theater to Screen Japanese Films with English Subtitles
Only a few Japanese films are available to audiences who aren’t fluent in the language. One theater chain is aiming to change that.
September 10, 2024
Travel
Art Aquarium Ginza & Other Unique Tokyo Museums
Want to see something a little different while in Tokyo? Art Aquarium Ginza and these two other attractions may just fit the bill.
September 9, 2024
Entertainment
In Kabukicho, Two Women Run Audacious Sex Scams
Their targets are different but their methods match. Learn how two women in Kabukicho are fleecing desperate men – and why they’re getting away with it.
September 8, 2024
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