Politics
As Japan’s Residents Struggle, Its Government Funds Dating Apps
As Japan deals with its worst moment of the COVID-19 crisis, its government seems more focused on getting people to make babies.
December 9, 2020
As Japan deals with its worst moment of the COVID-19 crisis, its government seems more focused on getting people to make babies.
A popular aquarium in Japan has found a clever marketing gimmick: turning its staff’s experience with sea creatures into relationship advice.
An expression of love and devotion in Japan has turned into a public menace. Learn why a popular “love lock” fence in the country is being torn down.
Why is a popular Japanese chocolate-giving tradition once rooted in gratitude and appreciation now being called out as a form of power harassment?
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