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Person delivering CPR on a resuscitation dummy, with an AED device attached via pads and the device itself set above the dummy's head to the right

How A Viral Lie in Japan Fed False Rape Charge Hysteria

Why did a major media outlet in Japan echo a social media user's lie about being charged with sexual assault for using an AED?
Man snowboards through shrine - picture of stairs leading up to a torii gate at Oyachi Shrine in Sapporo. On the right is a drawing of a snowboarder wdoing a jump, highlighted with an orange glow effect

Japanese Pro Snowboarder Rides Through Shinto Shrine, Sparking Debate

It's not just foreigners being obnoxious. Some in Sapporo are fuming after a Japanese snowboarder used a shrine as a slope.
Furano, Hokkaido

Tourists Flock to This Hot Hokkaido Spot. Residents Worry Their City is Disappearing

Many restaurants and businesses in the city of Furano love the influx - but others are sick of picking up traveler's garbage.
Baths canceled - blue-hued picture of a woman laying back in a tub with a "canceled" logo imposed over it

Idol Leads “Bathing Cancel Clique” Trend Among Young in Japan

Why are so many young people in Japan hopping on the no-bathing bandwagon? Experts say smartphones and depression may be to blame.
Toyoko, Kabukicho - shot of the area standing in front looking towards Toho Cinemas, Multiple visitors are walking and standing around on the brightly-lit neon street. You can see the Toho Godzilla in the background peering over the Hotel Gracery.

Man Who Led Toyoko Kids Org Charged with Rape of Minor

The case raises questions about the nature of groups that are supposedly intended to help runaways in Kabukicho and elsewhere.
Streaming cover image for Kitano Takeshi's Broken Rage, featuring an aged Kitano as both a badly beaten man in a beanie and a more imposing man in a suite and sunglasses, standing in front of a police line-up wall.

Broken Rage, Kitano Takeshi’s New Yakuza Flick: Pretty Enjoyable, Pretty Weird, Blissfully Short

The legendary Kitano "Beat" Takeshi is back with a new film on streaming. Broken Rage will likely shock audiences - but greatly amuse fans.

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