Turns out the controversial posters aren’t quite as nationalistic as their creators likely intended them to be.
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Mysterious posters draw concerned comments about the insensitive mentality of their anonymous creators.
With the controversy over the model’s Vogue photos ongoing, has anyone bothered to check on how Japan feels?
Recent animal rights complaints had some thinking plans would be scrapped, but the eve mainstay will be part of this year’s event after all.
RocketNews24’s Mr. Sato went out for coffee, and somehow came back at the center of a political debate.
New Japanese film asks, “Who decides which animals are okay to eat and which animals aren’t?”
The new ad campaign addresses a variety of behaviours that should be avoided while travelling on trains, but so far, this is the only act that they’re calling indecent.
Famed Japanese politeness wraps so far back around that it ends up being pretty rude on Osaka train.
Feel like having pizza for your boys’ night out? Better find somewhere else to eat it.
Critics say that adding a katana to the insignia is offensively evocative of Japan’s World War II military aggression.
Former Ghibli producer Hirokatsu Kihara gave an interview with Dazed magazine, and some of his insights paint the famous studio in a negative light.


















Train station platform ramen store closes its doors on half a century of history in Tokyo
Komachi Shokudo: Japanese mum’s-style cooking for breakfast, lunch and dinner in Tokyo
The top 10 graduation songs in Japan as chosen by current Japanese high school students
Studio Ghibli adds new Mother’s Day gift sets to its anime collection in Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Catbus pullback keychain that runs like the anime character
11 different ways to say “father” in Japanese
Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack
Virtual idol Hatsune Miku redesigned with look that adds new elements and brings back old ones
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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Japanese convenience store sandwiches get extra protection from new business backpack
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Which of Japan’s Big 3 convenience stores has the best keema curry? 【Taste test】
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Six types of Japanese people you’ll meet while living in Japan — An illustrated guide
Japanese fast food chain Mos Burger to release fish-free fish burger
Documentary about man with no limbs discusses what it’s like to be disabled in Japan
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