Tag: study

Would you buy a subscription to ride the train? JR East is hoping you will - and hoping the plan helps save its Suica card from extinction.
Ichikawa City in Chiba Prefecture will become the first in Japan to extend a marriage benefits program to sexual and gender minorities.
High cabbage prices in Japan show no sign of abating. That's led supermarkets to get desperate. And by "desperate," we mean relying on China.
Want to recycle a TV in Japan? Think you can leave it out with a giant "free" sign on it until someone takes it? Well, think again.
What do you get when you dump a bowl of ramen on top of a pizza crust? UJ decided to take one for the team and find out.
The mastermind behind two "relaxation stores" in Kabukicho admits he specifically marketed "cheap sex with Japanese women" to inbound travelers.

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