Tag: culture

Unseen Japan Insider: Osaka Expo, Methane Gas, and Smoking – A Volatile Mix?

A World Expo. A worrying quantity of methane gas. Nicotine addicts with no place to go. What could possibly go wrong?

A right-wing politician who's previously called on Japan's PM to resign finally apologized for saying an Okinawa monument "rewrites history."

Some Hong Kong travelers are putting off visits to Japan - and it's all thanks to a manga published in 1999.

Why did Kawasaki police fail to act on nine reports of stalking, doubts from the attacker's own family, and the suspect's suspicious behavior?

The village of Shirakawagō has 1,500 residents but welcomes two million tourists a year. It may clamp down in a bid to combat overtourism.

A new bill would allow women in Japan to keep their maiden names. Does it stand a snowball's chance in hell of passing?