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Japan’s First-Ever Weight Loss Drug Is Approved. But Does It Need It?

Japan - already one of the world's thinnest nations - has its first-ever approved weight loss drug. Will users dig its nasty side effects?

Foreign tourists are going wild for Japan's bidet-equipped toilets - and many are eager to see them in public spaces too.

The rediscovery of Ryukyuan artwork lost during the Pacific War offers a ray of hope for those seeking to restore Okinawa's cultural history.

Kumai Hitomi had a promising future. But she ended up running with the wrong crowd - and had to cheat and steal to save her own life.

It used to be you could get into some key cultural attractions in Japan as a tourist at a discount. Here's why those days may be over.

Japan's facing a minor crime wave of people pouring more combini coffee than they bought. And combinis are responding - with arrests.