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“Friendflation”: Japanese Youth Are Saving Money By Cutting Out Friends

Japan joins a worldwide trend of limiting your social network as the cost of having friends becomes prohibitive.

The man allegedly forced her to do papa-katsu (sugar-babying), arranging meetings with men and keeping most of the money.

Princess Aiko is very popular. Many wouldn't mind her becoming Empress. But critics say the polls are misleading. And they're right.

Japan is a safe place to travel if you're a woman on your own - but it's still wise to take a few precautions.

It may take a while to get there. But from hiking to udon, there's plenty to do in this gem of Japan that most inbound tourists overlook.

Ainu rights are in the news again after the head of the Conservative Party of Japan questioned their indigenous status.