SOCIETY
Learncation: The New Japanese Holiday Paradigm for Schoolchildren
Studying on vacation? Learn how one prefecture in Japan is giving kids more time with their parents - but only if they…
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SOCIETY
LAW & CRIME
Teacher in Japan Loses Job For Bringing Coca Leaves To Class
A teacher thought they were educating their students - but a controversial "show and tell" left the school board apologizing on national…
FOOD
Tsukudani: The Fishy Preserves that Saved a Shogun
June 29th is "Tsukudani Day," a minor holiday for the fish-and-seaweed dish. It's also the food that saved shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu's life.
NEWS
Controversy at Ghibli Park after Guests Post Inappropriate Pictures
Controversy has erupted in online Japanese spaces over photographs of visitors to the newly-opened Ghibli Park simulating assault on underage film characters.
FOOD
The Surprising History Of Nagoya’s Spicy “Taiwan” Ramen
It may not actually be from Taiwan, but Nagoya's "Taiwan ramen" is quickly becoming one of the region's most famous dishes.
SOCIETY
Japanese-Brazilian Woman Told “Go Back to Your Country” by Welfare Office
A woman was refused public assistance in the city of Anjo and told to "go home" despite being in desperate economic straits.
CULTURE
Japan’s Wild Boar Problem Keeps Growing
As the hunters who would normally hunt them get too old, Japan finds itself under attack by an onslaught of wild boars.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
In Aichi, This Japanese “Dirty” Word Means Something Different
Dialects are fun. But in the case of this one word from Aichi Prefecture, they can also lead to some hilarious misunderstandings...