FEATURED
Tourists Are Flocking to Japan – and Leaving Their Luggage
Tourists to Japan are leaving a lot behind - and in some cases, that includes their broken luggage. One hotel in Tokyo…
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
One Japanese Company Entices Workers with $1.22 Bottomless Steak
How do you incentivize workers? One company in Japan thinks they've found the answer: subsidized steak at the corporate cafeteria. Metal parts…
TRAVEL
Would You Buy This $25K Japan Tour? No One Else Would, Either
It was supposed to be a luxury tour of a beautiful area of Japan for the world's elite. So why did no…
TRAVEL
Hanko Seals Become Hot New Japan Tourist Souvenir
Hanko seals in Japan may one day go obsolete due to digitization. But thanks to tourists buying them as souvenirs, they're more…
FEATURED
“Learn Japanese”: Tokyo Izakaya Closes After Owner’s Social Media Outburst
A restaurant in Tokyo had to close temporarily after its owner ranted on social media about a non-Japanese couple who came to…
FOOD
Japanese Soba Maker Aims for Guinness Record Next Month
A company in Fukui Prefecture wants to set the first-ever Guinness World Record for soba eating. Here's how your hungry self can…
TRAVEL
Why Visitors Aren’t Flocking to the Osaka 2025 Expo
Costs for Osaka Expo 2025 keep rising - but the ticket sales needed to cover them aren't happening. Will taxpayers be stuck…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Japan’s First-Ever Weight Loss Drug Is Approved. But Does It Need It?
Japan - already one of the world's thinnest nations - has its first-ever approved weight loss drug. Will users dig its nasty…