BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
More Japanese Skip Year-End Work Parties
Year-end work parties have long been a staple of Japanese business culture. But more and more people - especially the young -…
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Japan Reacts to The Shop at KonMari
Should a self-defined minimalist be selling $200 tea containers?
WOMEN
Female Sushi Chef in Japan Endures Twitter Pile-On
Twitter users swarm a female sushi chef and her business after she's featured in an article calling out sexism in Japan's sushi…
WOMEN
Japanese Company: No, We Don’t Make “Comic Boob Clothes”
How a clothing company in Japan found itself dragged into a controversy over the realism of animated breasts - and how it…
ENTERTAINMENT
The Japanese Red Cross Poster Controversy
A picture I posted of a Japanese Red Cross poster caused more backlash than I ever expected. Here's why I posted it…
FOOD
“Weird Japan” Strikes Again with Fake McDonald’s Ad
A popular food Web site alleges that McDonald's is running racy ads in Japan. In reality, they're just the latest pub to…
SOCIETY
Japanese Student and Others Speak Out Over US School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo
Japanese people wonder: Why does a school in America revel in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people by calling themselves…
CULTURE
#KimOhNo: Anger in Japan Over Kim Kardashian’s “Kimono” Clothing Project
"Cultural appropriation" usually hasn't made waves in Japan. Then Kim Kardashian came along. Learn why even the city of Kyoto is objecting…