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Combini chain Family Mart wanted to reduce food loss in its stores. So it did the most Japan thing ever: it created a mascot.
They say no good deed goes unpunished. A manager in Hiroshima's Kure City learned that the hard way recently.
A love for Doraemon brought 29-year-old Jiang Zhuojun to Japan in 2013. Now, he's a convicted criminal in the country he once loved.
Cosmetic surgeon Kuroda Aimi treated a medical training trip to Guam as a fun holiday, posting pics of dead bodies and flashing a peace sign.
Nine years ago, Takahashi Matsuri lost her life in a clear-cut case of karoshi, or death by overwork. Her mother, Yukimi, remembers her daughter - and continues to call for reform.
Locals are demanding answers of Kishiwada City Mayor Nagano Kohei after he dissolved the Assembly, dismissing charges of sexual assault as a "personal sexual indiscretion."