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7-11 Japan Shutters Its Cashless App After Only Four Days

What was supposed to be a huge boon for the struggling convenience store chain became a software engineer's worst nightmare. Learn about what went wrong - and how badly customers have suffered it.

Separate Spousal Surnames: Reformers in Japan Push for Change to Outdated Law

In Japan, married couples must share the same surname. A growing chorus of voices says it's time for that to change.

Japan’s Predicted Pension Gap Puts Government on the Defensive

A government report telling citizens they'll need to save big to make it to 95 has Japan anxious - and Prime Minister Abe is scrambling to contain the fallout.

A Militarized Japan? The Quest to Revise Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution

Will Japan move from maintaining a pure self-defense force to creating an army that can go on the offensive?

Dawn of a New Era: Why Japan’s Calendars Will Change With the New Emperor

When Crown Prince Naruhito becomes Emperor this year, a new era will literally dawn in Japan. Alyssa Pearl Fusek explores the history of era names in Japan.

Singles Culture in Japan on the Rise

Why singles life in Japan tends to be less like The Bachelor and more like The 40 Year Old Virgin.

Japan’s Protests Against the Iran War Are Escalating

Last night's protest brought out over 3x more participants than the last as Japanese citizens stated their opposition.

What Japan Thinks: Social Media Dunks on Shibuya Scramble Nationalist Firestarter

A man in his 50s set fire to Tokyo's Shibuya Scramble Crossing on the evening of April 3rd, then turned himself in and said he did it "to let the world know the current state of Japan." Japan's internet was not interested in his message. It was interested in his politics, his failed car rental, and the right-wing accounts that blamed foreigners, then deleted their posts.

What Japan Thinks: Unification Church Contemplates Rebranding Itself

Former Unification Church leaders are considering forming a new organization after the group's court-ordered dissolution. We analyzed 100 Japanese X (Twitter) comments in response to the Yahoo News Japan announcement. The dominant reaction: outrage that a "zombie organization" can simply swap its sign and carry on.

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