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JLPT Exam: Should You Cram for It?

Should you cram for the JLPT exam? A guide on when to cram, when not to cram, and how to do it effectively.

A recent case of bakers working karoshi (death by overwork) hours leads our author to see ties between labor exploitation and "woman's work".

Learn about the Dewa Sanzan, the three mountains that are the pride of Japan's north - and a deeply spiritual site for many.

Did you know canned coffee is a Japanese invention? Learn how coffee went from foreign luxury to everyday staple in Japan.

Shigenobu Fusako vowed to take the Japanese Red Army global. Her mission ended with dozens of innocent deaths.

Trees, parks, clean air. Just how green are Japan’s cities? We used data to find the cities that best exemplify nature in Japan.