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Tokyo Metro has released a new app that it says will make it easier for tourists to navigate the city. How useful is it? Learn more in this article.
Japan's government had what it thought was a brilliant idea: pay single Tokyo women to move to the countryside to get married. Unfortunately for the government, most people found the proposal a wee bit sexist.
Japan's train companies keep some of their cars hotter than others. As climate change advances, riders on social media debate: are the trains too damn hot now? Or are they too damn cold?
A recent survey of married women in Japan revealed that almost one in five can't stand their partners. Learn why - and why many say they feel stuck.
Japan isn't known for its spicy food. One snack company, however, has a product out that's so spicy it made national headlines when it hospitalized some high schoolers. Naturally, we had to try it for ourselves.
A Florida school district has banned a Japanese boy's love manga despite the series having no explicit scenes. You won't believe what they recommend replacing it with...

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