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SOCIAL MEDIA

“Part-Time Terrorism”: Japan Aghast Over Videos of Food Mishandling

A viral trend of culinary terrorism by part-time workers makes Japanese customers question if they can trust what they're eating.

SOCIETY

#WaitingOnGod: The Risky Hash Tags Used By Japan’s Runaways

How young Japanese girls are using Twitter to run away from home - and how Japanese police and NPOs are taking action…

SOCIETY

After Teacher Slugs Student in Japan, Many Sympathize with…the Teacher

Learn why, after a teacher hauled off and hit a student, many are calling for the STUDENT to be punished.

FOOD

The Best Japanese Food Tags on Instagram: A Hashtag Guide

You don't need to know Japanese to appreciate good food. Here are some of the hashtags that people use to post about…

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

The Five Hot New Japanese Words Even Many Japanese Don’t Know

The distance learning company U-CAN has announced its list of new and trendy words for 2018. Discover the five words that even…

SOCIAL MEDIA

After the Storm: Japanese Social Media Captures Pictures from Typhoon 21 (“Jebi”)

From toppled trucks to dumpsters and vending machines "driving" down streets, Japanese social media users captured some amazing footage of "Jebi", a.k.a.…

NEWS

Night Pools: Japan’s Hottest New Instagrammable Attraction – And a Good Way to Beat the Heat

Night pools have been gaining in popularity the past few years - and with the hot weather, that trend is only increasing.