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The CEO of Japan's BigMotor got very angry at a press conference - not about the massive fraud his company committed, but over...golf.
Around the world, the Barbenheimer meme has helped launch two Hollywood films into the stratosphere. In Japan, the meme isn't going over nearly as well.
Barbie is currently taking the world by storm. But in Japan, the popular doll has never been able to gain a foothold against Licca-chan.
In 1989, Uno Sōsuke burst onto the scene as the new prime minister of Japan. Only 69 days later, he'd resign - and all because of a geisha named Nakanishi Mitsuko.
The global hit film "Barbie" is making its way to Japan in a few scant weeks. But did you know that Barbie has an early connection to Japan?
A new commercial from Suntory is drawing praise from social media for spotlighting the silent camaraderie between dads.