FOOD
More Restaurants in Japan Move to Smartphone Menus. Here’s Why Some Customers Hate It
It's not just old people who are grousing. Even young Japanese say they resent restaurants sucking up their battery life and bandwidth.
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FOOD
TECHNOLOGY
Japan Cancels Billion-Yen AI Child Abuse Detection System After Failed Tests
The Children & Families Agency says it's giving up on the system after experts determined the agency didn't have enough data.
TRAVEL
Tourists Can Now Buy Suica, PASMO Physical Cards Again Starting March 1st
Our long national nightmare is over: Suica and PASMO, deeming the chip shortage over, both say they'll resume sale of the cards.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Idol Leads “Bathing Cancel Clique” Trend Among Young in Japan
Why are so many young people in Japan hopping on the no-bathing bandwagon? Experts say smartphones and depression may be to blame.
NEWS
Puroland Gets Hacked with Ransomware, 2 Million Club Records Potentially Leaked
Sanrio Entertainment, which runs Puroland, says they've been the victim of a cyberattack - and customer information is at risk.
TRAVEL
Japan’s Suica Transit Card to Add Subscriptions in 2028
Would you buy a subscription to ride the train? JR East is hoping you will - and hoping the plan helps save…
TECHNOLOGY
Near Riot in Akihabara Over Store Raffle of New NVIDIA GPUs
Resellers appear to have struck again in Japan - this time, causing chaos in a rush to buy up the new NVIDIA…
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
Japan’s Biggest Maid Cafe Uses New Tech to Break Down Language Barriers
At Home Cafe hopes to better accommodate foreign tourists as well as deaf customers using a visualization device from a Japanese company.