Tag: revision

A new bill would allow women in Japan to keep their maiden names. Does it stand a snowball's chance in hell of passing?
Hiroshi Suzuki, Japan's ambassador to the UK, caused a stir when he brought together two British tastes that some insist don't go together.
Many people in their 20s in Japan continue to mask up. However, some say they're not doing it for health reasons.
Wanna slice something open with a samurai sword while in Japan? Well, you can't, because the Japanese police are party poopers.
The singer of "First Love" and "Automatic" stirred controversy with a song lyric about Japanese women keeping their maiden names.
Tochonika Pepe, age 25, is the proprietress of a long-running kaisendon restaurant - and a TikTok and Instagram sensation.

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