Is it education – or workplace harassment? In the first ever lawsuit of its kind, an apprentice rakugo performer has successfully sued his mentor over verbal and physical assault.
What’s the longest name you can fit on a traditional Japanese seal? How about the nom de plume of a legend with 22 middle names?
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