Ten same-sex couples are filing a joint lawsuit against the Japanese government, calling for real marriage equality.
Dress code detail is a waste of time to even discuss, frustrated junior high teacher says.
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea celebrate the Year of the Boar in style with a fan-favorite Disney character in the limelight.
Buddhist monks juggle, box, dance to show their garments are no hindrance after monk refuses to pay fine for driving in his robe.
These six New Year’s taboos mean you’ll be doing a lot less cooking, fighting and random spending at the start of the year.
Winter Comiket shoppers were treated to a special opportunity: withdraw your cash from an attractive anime man van!
A seemingly innocent bag of random anime and game merch became the trigger for a peculiar addiction.
Sexy science experiment tests one of Japan’s most persistent pieces of folk wisdom.
When you send Mr. Sato out to do the shopping, sometimes he comes back with something crazy.
A sneak peek at the hottest thing to come out of Japan this winter!
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Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
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