social media

ENTERTAINMENT

Japanese Company Will Close After CEO Criticizes Boy Band on Social Media

A small cosmetics company in Japan was using its official account to attack the band number_i, as well as McDonald's and Suntory.

LIVING IN JAPAN

More Shinto Shrines Ask Visitors To Leave Their Dogs at Home

Dog owners in Japan love taking their pets to Shinto shrines for the perfect Instagram moment. But some shrines aren't pleased.

FOOD

Domino’s Japan Once Again Stiffed Christmas Eve Pizza Eaters

In what some netizens are calling a Christmas Eve tradition, Domino's Japan stores countrywide failed to deliver on their pie promises.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Japanese Cosmetic Surgeon Under Fire for Posting Autopsy Photos

Cosmetic surgeon Kuroda Aimi treated a medical training trip to Guam as a fun holiday, posting pics of dead bodies and flashing…

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…