FOOD
New Furikake Debate: Is Bringing Your Own Rice Topping to School “Rude”?
One school in Hyogo Prefecture now lets kids bring their own furikake (rice topping) to school - and some people in Japan…
health
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FOOD
FOOD
Why High-Alcohol Chuhai Drinks are Disappearing in Japan
Maybe they're not so Strong: once-popular high-alcohol chuhai drinks are disappearing in Japan due to a mounting health backlash.
SOCIETY
Japan Researchers Make Breakthrough Link Between Baths and Happiness
No need to be shy about taking extra soaks in the tub. A research team in Japan says more bath time may…
LIVING IN JAPAN
Beware the Bed Bugs on Your Next Japan Trip
A new strain of insecticide-resistant bed bug is bugging Japan after making stops in France and Korea. Here's what you need to…
LAW & CRIME
Japan Bans Cannabis Gummies After Multiple Hospitalizations
Japan's already strict marijuana laws just became stricter after some candies landed a bunch of people in the hospital.
FOOD
Natto-Smelling Muffins Make a Stink at Tokyo Design Festa
A set of stinky muffins that smelled like a classic (and stinky) Japanese food caused an online stir - and even elicited…
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…
CULTURE
Tokyo’s Kabukicho is Infested With Rats. No, We Mean, Literally.
There are rats in Kabukicho. (And no, we don't mean the ones in the host clubs.) Now people have taken to feeding…