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Singer-songwriter GACKT appears to have the solution for overtourism: return the country to isolationism.
A number of political party representatives - including popular Democratic Party for the People (DPFP) leader Tamaki Yuichirō - attended a symposium this week aimed at changing the so-called "new Adult Video Law."
Somehow, someone managed to steal 1,200 cabbages out from under the nose of a farmer in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture. Cabbage theft has apparently become a popular crime in Ibaraki as prices have risen by 3.6x in a year, making them a valuable target.
With tourists continuing to stream into Japan, the cost of hotels - even those geared towards domestic travelers - is skyrocketing. That's forcing business travelers, who are assigned fixed budgets, to settle for capsule hotels - or worse.
Wanna stress-test your Japanese knowledge? A new social media app for Japanese users dares you to ditch kana by allowing only kanji input, a.k.a. "Pseudo-Chinese."
Waymo is partnering with two companies in Japan to pilot self-driving "robotaxis" in seven cities in Tokyo next year. The experiment could provide more taxi capacity in the face of a chronic labor shortage. But is it safe?