Tag: taiso

Will Fuji TV disappear from Japan's airwaves? That's what some are wondering as the company loses most of its sponsors.
Good news for those spooked by overtourism headlines: a clear majority in Japan say they approve of the influx of visitors.
The 59-year-old doctor from Yokozuka denies telling a soldier he'd kill him if he didn't stop hacking up a lung.
Why one neighborhood in Tokyo is littered with signs telling AirBnB and other short-term vacation renters from abroad to get out.
Are you a Kinoko no Yama fan or a Takenoko no Sato fan? It doesn't matter - either way, you're gonna get less than what you paid for.
After years of legal struggle, victims of Japan's forced sterilization practices will receive financial recompense from the government.

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