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Boys will be boys. Some men will be idiots.
20-year-old Mayu Tomita now in stable condition following brutal attack.
Apparently people in Japan are finding it harder and harder not to assault their friendly neighborhood train station staff as incidents of assault are on the rise.
At a first glance, you’d probably be hard pressed to figure out what this poster is promoting, but that may be the genius of it.
Since February 2015, the Tokyo area has been hit by a spate of thefts by an elderly woman who has managed to evade arrest until just this week.
This month Osaka Prefectural Police pressed charges against a 16-year-old boy for a first-of-its-kind cyber attack in Japan.
Some in the media are calling this incident yet another indication that Japan’s entering an unprecedented era of geriatric delinquency.
A South Korean chicken restaurant owner got a rude awakening when he was slapped with a $12,800 fine for ripping off the famous French designer label’s name and monogram design.
Police couldn’t help but think something might be afoot upon hearing the man ask, “Is it a crime to date a 15-year-old?”
Organizations don’t want bare-all periodicals to have to hide under obscuring plastic covers.
A girl who was apparently held captive in Tokyo for two years has escaped and been reunited with her family.
Public Prosecutors Office opts for leniency following incidents in October and November.
Video footage showing the aftermath of a collision between an infant’s electric ride-on toy car and an upper-middle-aged woman has split public opinion between both sides.
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Ultra-cheap, convenient Tokyo hotel is a great place to stay…if you pay extra for earplugs
Awesome Japanese sandals give you the footprints of a cat or T-rex
Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
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We check out Otaru’s real-life locales that inspired scenes in hit anime Golden Kamuy
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Yes, our new smartphone looks like at least two Studio Ghibli anime characters, Sharp says
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Japanese man tells friend to wear suit to wedding party, so he comes as Mobile Suit Gundam
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New Tokyo restaurant charges higher prices to foreign tourists than Japanese locals
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Tokyo’s famous Lost in Translation hotel is closed
Japanese ramen restaurants under pressure from new yen banknotes
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Japanese government to make first change to romanization spelling rules since the 1950s- Foreigner’s request for help in Tokyo makes us sad for the state of society
Ghibli founders Toshio Suzuki and Hayao Miyazaki contribute to Japanese whisky Totoro label design
Tokyo’s most famous Starbucks is closed
Doraemon found buried at sea as scene from 1993 anime becomes real life【Photos】
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
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Tokyo’s beckoning cat temple asks foreign tourists to stop writing on the beckoning cats they buy
Krispy Kreme Japan unveils new doughnuts filled with…cheese?
Japan’s video rental giant now rents wigs, so we tried them out【Photos】
We check out Otaru’s real-life locales that inspired scenes in hit anime Golden Kamuy
Starbucks releases special matcha Frappuccino made with Japan’s first matcha leaves of the year
McDonald’s Happy Meals in Japan now come with Shinkansen robots
Cruising around Gunkanjima, Japan’s otherworldly “Battleship Island”【Photos】
Meet the Mega Bento, a Japanese meal that’s heavier than a newborn baby
Blackboards in the west, hallways in the north: Japanese school layouts spark discussion online
How do you split two apples for three people using one knife? Japanese Twitter’s violent ideas
Adorable Japanese kitty is having the time of his nine lives with this face massager 【Video】
Turns out women STILL don’t want to see men’s nipples through their shirt
Real-life Spirited Away train line found in Japan?
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