POLITICS
Japan To Give Out Coupons for New Moms
Will handing out coupons to new moms stop Japan's declining population? The Japanese government sure hopes so. But other signs signal the…
depopulation
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POLITICS
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
70% of Japanese Youth Are Financially Dissatisfied, Says Gov. Survey
A Japanese government survey shows that Japan's youth are feeling especially pessimistic about their financial straits - as bad as during the…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Japan’s Booming Death Business: ENDEX, The End Of Life Exhibition
Japan’s rising death rate is good business For ENDEX: The End Of Life Exhibition. We discover that it’s more than just Hello…
TECHNOLOGY
With No Workers, Japanese Island Loses Its Cell Phone Store
Continued worker shortages in Japan are robbing the island of Ishigakijima of its sole Docomo cell phone store.
NEWS
Japan Toll Roads to Go Free… in the year 2115
Japan's extensive expressway network has some of the most expensive tolls in the world. Now, the date for them to be made…
ENTERTAINMENT
Shinkai Makoto’s Suzume Ends Impressive Run in Japan
"Suzume" has been another major hit for popular anime director Shinkai Makoto. See where it stacks up in both Japan and the…
FOOD
Japan’s Political Parties Agree on Free School Lunches
Japan's political parties appear to agree: Kids shouldn't go hungry. Inside Japan's rapidly advanced plans to make public school lunches free.
SOCIETY
As Japan’s Birth Rates Continue Declining, Politicians Talk Cash
Both Japan's PM and Tokyo's governor want to pay people to have more kids. But is this just another doomed short-term strategy?