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It’s not even officially available in other languages yet – but the outpouring of social media support for the manga Love Bullet, which was on the verge of cancellation, may just be the ammo it needs to survive.
A new survey shows travelers from Taiwan and the US love making a second (or more) visit to Japan. Here’s why – and where they’re going.
Okinawa in Japan is touted as a “blue zone” full of long-lived superhumans. But one researcher’s work raises the question: Is Okinawa crazy healthy – or just crazy poor?
Want something a little off the beaten path during your vacation to Tokyo? Check out these 12 fun and offbeat museums to spice up your trip.
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?
Japan will see 35 million tourists in 2024. The government wants to raise that by 25 million by 2030. Is that even possible?
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.
A series of news reports – and a new movie – have taken Amazon Japan to task for the stress it puts on delivery drivers.
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.
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.
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.
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