LIVING IN JAPAN
Ibaraki Prefecture to Pay Residents a Bounty for Reporting Illegal Foreign Workers
The bounty-style reporting scheme is unprecedented at the prefectural level - and it's drawing some obvious criticisms.
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LIVING IN JAPAN
TRAVEL
Osaka Ramen Shop Threatens to Ban Chinese Customers After Two-Tier Pricing Dispute
Social media users in Japan have accused the store of discrimination and of "embarrassing" Japan with its blatant double pricing.
INSIDER
[Insider] Japan’s Right Experiences Racism and Realizes – It Sucks!
A racist episode involving Miss Finland leaves Japan's right on the receiving end of the same racist medicine it loves dishing out.
POLITICS
Saitama Lawmaker States Foreigners in Japan Have “No Fundamental Human Rights”
The lawmaker later backtracked on the statement, saying that he only meant they didn't have "the same rights" as Japanese citizens.
SOCIETY
False Claim of “Muslim Lunches” Makes Japan’s Kitakyushu a Hate Target
No, the city of Kitakyushu isn't offering "Muslim lunches" to students. Other schools in Japan, however, have - and with heartwarming results.
SOCIETY
Fear of a Black Japan: A “Hometown” Program With Africa Sparks Racist Protests
A simple misunderstanding led some Japanese citizens to protest an initiative they worry will lead to a flood of African immigrants.
INSIDER
[Insider] Blame Japan’s Heat on…Chinese Solar Panels?!
Are Chinese solar panels warming Japan? Do they pose an infrastructure threat to the country? The answer is simple - and complicated.
TRAVEL
Why South Korean Men Are Flocking to Japan to Find Love
Why are South Korean men rushing to Japan to find a partner? Some of them say it's because Korean culture sets too…