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Despite perilous fumbles and mighty rivals in recent years, Pokémon marches along Victory Road: 2020 was its most successful sales year on record.
With jobs getting harder to find, it’s important that more people have the chance to be hired.
Twitter user uncovers a case of shrinkflation, and chocolate lovers aren’t happy about it.
This bonus comes with a special set of conditions: you must prove you used up the entire amount by April 30, or it’s null and void.
In a special press event, a Tokyo professor puts a price to the blood, sweat, and tears of Japanese wives and mothers.
When a company ensures that everyone deserves a second chance, it’s a company worth working for.
Our veteran salaryman-turned-reporter gives his idea for the one thing that has to change before Japan will stop working itself to death.
It’s no secret that many countries face looming demographics problems as their populations age.
Much has been written about developed markets like Japan, Germany, and Italy, which have the largest percentages of their populations age 65 and up.
But another country also deserves attention: China.
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Top 10 anime women with biggest, most impactful breasts, voted by thousands of Japanese netizens
Man loses 200 times at crane game, calls police to investigate, staff member loses 300 times too
Hayao Miyazaki has a gripe against Japanese female voice actors
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Japan to reopen to international tourists with new entry requirements
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Japan’s leading maker of joke knives with retractable blades ends production
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