Tag: politics

Japan Travel App Adds New Safety Features for Tourists

NAVITIME's latest revision to its app now includes a Safety feature with emergency information in 13 different languages.

Japanese Politician Gets Death Threats After Championing Free Sanitary Products

Some freaked out over Yoshida Ayaka's suggestion after conservative gadfly Sugita Mio bashed her on social media.

Parents Say Tokyo School Once Safe for Autistic Kids Is In “Crisis”

Since a new chairman took the reins, parents say the environment has become increasingly hostile and "unsafe."

Survey: Japanese People Have No Confidence In Their English – But Tourists Say It’s Great

Of those who refused to communicate with someone in English, 76.5% said it was due to lack of confidence.

[Insider] Is Japanese rice now cheaper in the US? And why?!

One X user who lives in the US reported that she found Toyama Prefecture-manufactured rice in a local US store selling for $19.99. In Japan, it's currently about twice that.

Unseen Japan Rebranding to “Seen Japan”

The site will re-focus on soft-hitting content that dives softly into well-trodden subjects such as oh my god Becky did you know JAPAN HAS FOUR SEASONS?!