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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

Cricket Croquettes? Japanese High School’s New Lunch Protein Goes Viral

A Japanese school's decision to experiment with a new protein source is going viral and has some parents chirping madly.

SOCIETY

Stop Making Parents Carry Used Diapers Home, Japan Tells Daycares

Japan's government is calling on the country's daycares to end a stinky practice of forcing parents to haul their kids' dirty diapers…

SOCIETY

As Japan’s Birth Rates Continue Declining, Politicians Talk Cash

Both Japan's PM and Tokyo's governor want to pay people to have more kids. But is this just another doomed short-term strategy?

LGBTQ

6th Grader Interviews LGBTQ+ People, Makes Picture Book for Kids

How a 6th grader's curiosity led her to create a book for kids on LGBTQ+ people - and how Japan's LGBTQ+ education…

SOCIETY

Gyaru Girl Segregated by School Over Her Hair Color

A young gyaru fashion model is struggling to balance work and school - and her school's policies are making it harder.

SOCIETY

Japan Will Finally Repeal 300-Day Paternity Rule from 1898

Japan's government signals it'll scrap a Meiji era law that has put women at risk and left hundreds of kids unregistered.

SOCIETY

This Randoseru Backpack Rethink Angered Some Grumpy Grown-Ups

Adults in Japan took to social media to lambaste a new backpack accessory. And then the kids who designed it clapped back.