LAW & CRIME
More Young Students in Japan Turn to Marijuana, Shoplifting
The kids in Japan aren't alright: new stats show an increasing number are turning to illegal activity in the tough-on-crime country.
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LAW & CRIME
TRAVEL
GACKT: Japan Should Return to Isolationism, Maybe
Singer-songwriter GACKT appears to have the solution for overtourism: return the country to isolationism.
LAW & CRIME
Marijuana Somehow Becomes Even More Illegal in Japan
If you've never smoked marijuana in Japan...well, don't start now. While possession and sale of the devil's lettuce has been illegal in…
LAW & CRIME
How Marijuana Brought Down a Japanese Football Team
Nihon University used to have an American football team. But then some players smoked a joint - and all hell broke loose.
POLITICS
With 420 Votes, Japan Hemp Party Candidate is Smoked Out
A crusader for legalized marijuana in Japan lost his bid for election in Fujisawa City - but he did it in the…
LAW & CRIME
Japan’s Fear of a Marijuana Planet
While marijuana use is liberalizing in many countries, Japan is an exception - as one poor celebrity recently found out.