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Last-Minute Japan Travel Guide: Stress-Free Planning and Accommodation Tips

Going to Japan just because the mood took you? Here's how to pull together an enjoyable trip quickly and safely.

FOOD

Japanese Girls Charged Over “Food Terrorism” at a Sukiya

It's not just foreign influencers causing trouble in Japan. Two girls in Osaka are facing charges after going viral for disgusting behavior.

SOCIETY

Will Japan (Finally) Start Standing on Both Sides of The Escalator?

The city of Nagoya and the 2025 Osaka Expo may be instrumental in reversing a habit that the 1970 Osaka Expo helped…

TRAVEL

Japanese Restaurant Chain Apologizes For “No Chinese” Sign, Closes Store

SASAYA Holdings, which operates multiple restaurants in Osaka and beyond, says it's taken swift action after the incident went viral.

INSIDER

[Insider] Could Osaka Expo Go Up in Smoke?

A World Expo. A worrying quantity of methane gas. Nicotine addicts with no place to go. What could possibly go wrong?

SOCIAL MEDIA

Japanese Drug Store Fines Ramen Store Customer, Goes Viral

Cosmos Drug Store nearly sank its reputation attempting to charge a man for parking in what turned out to be a shared…

TRAVEL

American Tourist “Mistakenly” Brings Gun Into Japan

You may experience longer wait times at Japan's arrival ports thanks to one American who forgot he was carrying a firearm.

TRAVEL

Osaka World Expo Plagued By Low Interest, Backlash Over Expensive Noodles

3,850 yen for a bowl of soba? Such high prices have some criticizing the upcoming World Expo. Others, however, are speaking up…