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Japan’s “Mermaid Mummy” Finally Identified via New Research

A team of researchers set out to discover the true identity of a "mermaid mummy" enshrined in a Japanese temple. The result?

It may not actually be from Taiwan, but Nagoya's "Taiwan ramen" is quickly becoming one of the region's most famous dishes.

A new survey shows that women in Japan are often shut out of government, not just at the national level, but the local level as well.

A spate of account freezes has Japanese Twitter users lamenting the service's "Ice Age" and once again asking: should we stay or should we go?

Want to experience Edo-era Japan? Check out the Koedo areas of Japan that strive to preserve a moment in time.

Just days after his boss threw cold water on marriage equality, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's secretary makes blatantly anti-LGBTQ+ comments.