They say they can get you the love of your life – even if they’re dating someone else, or even married. Enter the morally dubious world of the wakaresaseya.
A recent survey asked married couples in Japan how much housework they do. The shocking results spotlight the unfair burden placed on women.
Utada Hikaru rang in their 40th birthday this month – and, as is their once-a-decade custom, celebrated with 80,000 of their closest fans.
Convenience stores (“conbini”) in Japan are everywhere. But what do people use them for? A look at combini and everyday life in Japan.
Is it K-Pop…or J-Pop? How the emergence of all-Japanese K-Pop-style groups highlights some unique differences between the two genres.
The national chatter in Japan this year was dominated by anime, COVID-19, and killing time. But which word summarized 2020 Japan the best?
Why are fewer people in Japan getting married? A recent survey captures the top reasons why both men and women are shunning matrimony.
Everyone, it seems, is fleeing Japan’s countryside for the cities – but women greatly outnumber men in the exodus. How are local governments responding?
Known as a uneventful, markedly “boring” show, Terrace House has still gained a massive following overseas. But how much of it is truly “natural”?
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