Japanese Language
New App Promises Greater Convenience in Reading Old Japanese Cursive
Kuzushiji, the “crushed letters” found in historical Japanese documents, have long been the bane of scholars. A new app may change all…
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Entertainment
Don’t Smoke This Flower, Warns Staff of Popular Anime
A striking post from an illustrator on the anime Lycoris Recoil also carried a warning about a pretty - but deadly -…
Law & Crime
Tokyo Doctor Arrested for Dummy Vaccines, Forging Documents
A Tokyo doctor with strong anti-vax beliefs tried to talk patients out of the COVID-19 vaccine - and, when they insisted, gave…
History
Was Divorce in Japan’s Edo Era Easy?
Divorce in Japan's Edo era was a simple affair...if you were a man. For women, "divorce temples" provided a way out.
Travel
Bill Gates and the Revival of the Meguro Parasitological Museum
A unique museum in Tokyo's Meguro ward that has been struggling to stay afloat got a boost in the arm from a…
Japanese Language
Mama, Papa: How the Japanese Words for Parents Lost Out to English
"Mama" and "papa" are such ubiquitous parental terms in Japan that it's easy to forget they're foreign words - words the government…
News
Japanese Basketball Stars Speak Out on “Daily” Racism
Several multiracial Japanese basketball stars are speaking out on social media about the racism they face on a daily basis.
History
Japan’s “Oldest Known Writing” is Just Permanent Marker: Experts
A stone thought to contain Japan's oldest known writing now appears like it might just be the result of sample contamination.