LAW & CRIME
In Japan, Carrying A Swiss Army Knife is a Criminal Offense
Many people carry Swiss Army knives with them without a second thought. But in Japan, the convenient tool got one man brought…
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LAW & CRIME
NEWS
Japanese Barbie Film Account Apologizes For “Barbenheimer” Meme
Around the world, the Barbenheimer meme has helped launch two Hollywood films into the stratosphere. In Japan, the meme isn't going over…
NEWS
Dads Want New Moms To Keep Doing Housework, Says Japanese Pamphlet
A pamphlet aimed at new moms in Japan set off a social media firestorm in Japan when it asked men what they…
SOCIETY
G7 Summit Shuts Down Garbage Cans, Lockers Across Japan
Ahead of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, train users discovered garbage cans and coin lockers shut down even hundreds of kilometers away.
FOOD
Hiroshima-Style Okonomiyaki: From Adversity to Beloved Staple
Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is a staple of Japanese cuisine. A short introduction to its postwar roots as an invention in difficult times.
LIVING IN JAPAN
Japan’s Most Liveable Cities – Ranked with Data
By collecting extensive data on 119 large Japanese cities and scoring them on a variety of factors, we found an answer to…
ENTERTAINMENT
Drive My Car: Oscar-Nominated Film is a Meditation on Grief
The first Japanese film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, Hamaguchi Ryusuke's Drive My Car is slow moving - but powerful.
SOCIETY
Japanese Student and Others Speak Out Over US School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo
Japanese people wonder: Why does a school in America revel in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people by calling themselves…