LIVING IN JAPAN
Beware the Bed Bugs on Your Next Japan Trip
A new strain of insecticide-resistant bed bug is bugging Japan after making stops in France and Korea. Here's what you need to…
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LIVING IN JAPAN
CULTURE
Shibuya Goes Hardcore in Its Crackdown on Halloween Fun
Shibuya announced this year that it was banning Halloween celebrations - and they've made it clear that they mean business.
NEWS
Japan Music Fest to Pursue Fans Who Assaulted DJ Soda
A popular South Korean DJ made headlines in Japan when she said she was assaulted by fans at a concert in Osaka.…
FOOD
Google Translate Fail: Japan Restaurant Tells Customers “Go Away” in Korean
A Korean restaurant in Japan used Google Translate to greet its customers in Korean. They should've just asked an actual Korean person...
WOMEN
Right-Wing Party’s Comfort Women Exhibit Sparks Outrage
A grotesque "art exhibit" by a staunchly anti-Korean right-wing Japanese party has led to a harsh backlash in the country.
ENTERTAINMENT
Want Better Localization? Blame Corporate Greed
The entertainment industry’s unwillingness to pay skilled language professionals to produce high-quality localizations is a matter of choice.
FEATURED
Japanese Red Army: Birth of a Homegrown Terror
Bombings, battles with the police, hijackings. Read about the Japanese Red Army - the revolutionary group that would shock Japan to its…
ENTERTAINMENT
Japanese K-Pop: A Musical Twist or a Cultural Riddle?
Is it K-Pop...or J-Pop? How the emergence of all-Japanese K-Pop-style groups highlights some unique differences between the two genres.