social media

FOOD

Cup Noodle Plays Squid Games with New Fork

Nissin's Cup Noodle released a new product for eating its signature junk food - and made a hard-to-translate Japanese pun at the…

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

“Pseudo-Chinese”: New Japanese Social Media App Only Allows Kanji

Wanna stress-test your Japanese knowledge? A new social media app for Japanese users dares you to ditch kana by allowing only kanji…

SOCIETY

To Stop Harassment, Japan’s Kumamoto City Removes First Name From Name Tags

As "customer harassment" in Japan continues to increase, more businesses and governments are looking for ways to protect their employees. Kumamoto City…

SOCIAL MEDIA

Japan-Only Social App Mixi Releases Mixi 2, an X Alternative

Is Japan ready to do social media like it's 2004? MIXI Inc. hopes so. The company, whose Mixi service hosted 15 million…

SOCIAL MEDIA

Should Japan Restrict Kids’ Social Media Usage? Most Say Yes

Should Japan follow Australia's lead and ban social media for kids under 16? Two polls conducted this month show little support for…

FOOD

There’s an “All-You-Can-Eat Karaage” Place in Tokyo – But There’s a Catch

A karaage izakaya in Tokyo's Akasaka neighborhood went viral recently for a billboard advertising an "all you can eat" option. Once inside,…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Mister Donut Apologizes for Diglett “Variations” That Everyone Loves

The Diglett donuts from Mister Donut have taken Japan social media by storm, as users revel in the amusing individual variations from…

POLITICS

Report: China’s Feelings Towards Japan Take a Sharp Nosedive

Are Japanese-Chinese relations getting worse? One annual survey says yes: it shows a nearly 25-point spike in negative feelings in China towards…