SOCIETY
False Claim of “Muslim Lunches” Makes Japan’s Kitakyushu a Hate Target
No, the city of Kitakyushu isn't offering "Muslim lunches" to students. Other schools in Japan, however, have - and with heartwarming results.
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SOCIETY
LAW & CRIME
Couple Finds Live Rocket Launcher in Grass in Japan’s Kitakyushu
You don't hear much about gun violence in Japan. You hear even less about rocket launcher violence. And yet...
NEWS
Nearly 4,200 Kids Absent From Kitakyushu Schools After Senseless Stabbing
A shocking crime on Japan's island of Kyushu has everyone on high alert. After the random stabbing of two middle-school children in…
LAW & CRIME
Multiple Dresses Ruined in Shocking Coming of Age Day Attack
A rare criminal incident has marred Coming of Age Day for at least seven victims whose expensive clothes were ruined by an…
CULTURE
A Japanese City’s “Banana Princess” Returns
A popular city mascot resumes her vaunted role. Learn about Japan's history of "discount banana hawking", and how it gave birth to…