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Men’s Concept Cafe Owner Arrested for Plying Minors with Alcohol

Police arrested the owner and an employee of a Kabukicho men's concept cafe for using booze to get more money from underage girls.

Would you drink a leek-flavored protein powder? Would you change your mind if it had Hatsune Miku's face on it? One company bets you will.

Firefly squid are often abundant in Toyama. But changing water temperatures reduced the first-day catch to a paltry 59 squid.

Japan's political parties appear to agree: Kids shouldn't go hungry. Inside Japan's rapidly advanced plans to make public school lunches free.

What does it take to become a certified Japanese shrine maiden? A certified miko gives us an insider's look at a miko school in Japan.

Musical comedies dominated the screen in Japan's pre-war and post-war eras. Here are some classics for your viewing pleasure.