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Japanese kid drinking water

Why Japan’s Kids Just Aren’t That Into Drinking Water

With heatstroke season upon us, Japan abounds with reminders to stay hydrated. However, kids here these days are refusing to do the one thing that could most help: drink water.
Kamui Great Bridge in Asahikawa, Hokkaido

Why Did Hokkaido Police Party with a Murder Suspect?

A teenage girl in Hokkaido is dead because she took someone's picture. And now it's emerging that local cops knew the suspect a little too well.
Japan's Sado mines

Japan’s Sado Mines Become New UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sight

Looking for a new, unique travel destination in Japan? The Sado Mines in Niigata Prefecture are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Flag of Brazil with Rio de Janeiro in the background

Brazil Apologizes for Discrimination Against Japanese-Brazilians

Brazil's government formally apologized for the deportation and imprisonment Japanese and Japanese-Brazilians suffered during World War II.
Garbage collection in Fukuoka

Fukuoka Citizens Gripe That Night Garbage Collectors Are Taking Breaks

Some citizens in Fukuoka are complaining that garbage collectors, who work at night in the city, are having the audacity to - gasp! - take breaks. It's part of a trend of customer complaints in Japan about "lazy workers" - and it's making it harder for the city to fill positions.
Anti-groping poster in Tokyo

Japan Train Molester Arrested After Climbing “Unclimbable” Fence

A groping incident on a Tokyo train involved an escape attempt, as a man scaled a two meter fence to evade authorities. Fortunately, police caught him a month later. Sadly, too many other molestation cases in Japan end in silence.

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