LAW & CRIME
Ex-Legislator in Japan Gets Light Sentence for Raping Minor
Politician Shiiki Tamotsu admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a child. So why did he get off so easy?
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LAW & CRIME
TRAVEL
Japan Warns Chinese Travelers Against Use of Electric Suitcases
Electric suitcases are all the rage among some tourists - but Japan's major airports are begging people to stick to their feet.
CULTURE
Osaka City Bans Public Smoking, Joining Other Japanese Cities
If you got 'em, don't smoke 'em unless you're in one of Osaka City's designated smoking spots - or you'll pay a…
LIVING IN JAPAN
Japanese School Wrongly Expels Kurdish Student Whose Immigration Status Lapsed
The sixth-year elementary student will return to school after the Japanese government said the decision contradicts its guidance.
TRAVEL
Is Tokyo a Top Digital Nomad Destination for Winter?
Looking to work remotely as the winter trudges on? A new report names Tokyo as a prime location for digital nomads seeking…
LGBTQ
Japan Recognizes 24 Laws That Cover LGBTQ Couples
The government is still investigating whether same-sex couples in common-law marriages are covered by an additional 130 laws.
TRAVEL
LUUP Suspends User Who Rode E-Scooter Onto Tokyo Highway
The Japanese e-scooter company is once again asking you not to take their devices on the expressway, you stupid *!&@ing idiots.
LAW & CRIME
Police: Doctor in Japan Pulls Icepick on Coughing Man on Train
The 59-year-old doctor from Yokozuka denies telling a soldier he'd kill him if he didn't stop hacking up a lung.