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Tsubaki Grand Shrine, Granite Falls, United States - closing of Tsubaki Shrine

Tsubaki Shrine of America Closing Abruptly, Stunning US Shinto Community

Tsubaki Grand Shrine, a vital location for many US Shinto practitioners, is closing with little notice or fanfare.
Tourist lodging tax

Get Ready, Japan Tourists – Here Comes the “Tourist Tax”

As tourists pour back into Japan, more and more municipalities are taxing their stay. Here's what it means for your trip.
A black and white picture of a young Tamura Toshiko in front of a faded image of books, transposed on a faint scene from 1920s Asakusa.

Tamura Toshiko: The ‘New Woman’ Feminist in Early Modern Japan

In Taisho era Japan, Tamura Toshiko emerged as one of the preeminent writers of the "New Woman" movement. Her legacy extends farther still, beyond Japan's borders.
Word for marriage equality in Japanese (同性婚)

Despite Broad Public Support, Japan’s LDP Balks on Marriage Equality

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will likely not move on marriage equality - even though a majority of its own supporters approve.
Marijuana

With 420 Votes, Japan Hemp Party Candidate is Smoked Out

A crusader for legalized marijuana in Japan lost his bid for election in Fujisawa City - but he did it in the most poetic way possible.
A illustration of a Japanese man with headlight on head and armed with a gun and bladed weapons strides past a red background. Text reads "Japan's Proto-incel incident: The Tsuyama Massacre."

Was The Tsuyama Massacre Japan’s First Proto-Incel Incident?

In 1938, a disaffected young man stalked his mountain village, killing dozens of his neighbors. Was the Tsuyama Massacre the first incel mass murder?

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