WOMEN
Men Vastly Outnumber Women on Okinawa’s Outlying Islands
You'll find a lot of natural beauty on Okinawa's outlying islands. There's something that's harder to find, however: women.
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WOMEN
TRAVEL
Japan’s Domestic Tourism Languishes Due to Costs, Crowding
Japan's tourism boom is generating profits for many local businesses. However, it may be leaving domestic travelers out in the cold.
LIVING IN JAPAN
What Are Tokyo’s Happiest Neighborhoods?
An annual report looks at which cities in Tokyo rank highest in happiness and which ones most residents want to keep living…
NEWS
Japan Sets New Monthly Record for Tourists in November
As the media in Japan continues to focus on overtourism, the country announces that it saw more tourists than ever last month.…
CULTURE
Japanese People Dip Out of Year-End Work Parties
It seems companies in Japan are more excited about holding end-of-year work parties than people are on attending them. One survey found…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
2024 Kanji of The Year Is, Once Again, All About Money
The people have spoken: The Kanji of the Year for 2024 is, once again, 金 (kin, kane), meaning money or gold -…
NEWS
Ban Maid Cafes?! Luigi Mangione Had Weird Japan Birthrate Ideas
Today came news that police arrested Luigi Mangione for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. We also discovered that, like many…
SOCIETY
Entire Staff Quit At Four Nursing Homes in Japan
After being forced to work for months in horrible conditions, staff at four nursing homes in Japan quit en masse, simultaneously. How…