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Sun Umbrellas in Japan Becoming Genderless Apparel
As it gets hotter year after year in Japan, men are slowly realizing it's less important to not be considered "girly" than…
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“Three Women Equal One Man”: Tokyo Medical University Rejects Women Because They Get Married, Sparks Online Outcry
An investigation by Tokyo Medical University into its admission practices led to a startling discovery that has Japanese women up in arms.
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Hakone’s Curry Bread and Footbath Combo is Selling Like Hotcakes
A unique combination of mouth-watering Japanese bread and natural foot massage is packing them in at a bakery in the popular tourist…
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No, The City of Iga Does Not Have a Ninja Shortage
How an NPR Fake News story forced one Japanese city to clarify its ninja hiring policy.
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Kasamori Osen: The Idol Star of Edo Japan
At the height of her fame, Osen suddenly disappeared.
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A Tale of Two Cancers: The Short, Full Lives of Kobayashi Mao and Kuroki Nana
The tale of two very similar women, and their very similar struggle.
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My Encounter with an Endangered Japanese Whisky
A fateful encounter in Tokyo with a bottle of Hibiki 17 led me to explore why Japanese whiskey is flying off shelves…
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Logan Paul and the “Casual Racism” of Weird Japan
After Logan Paul's infamous Aokigahara video, the English-language internet woke up to something Japan watchers had long called 'weird Japan': a brand…