Sellers often claim to be deaf and ask for random Japanese people to “sponsor” their travel expenses.
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You might have thought no one cares about the series that he got caught for, but they do, and his total damages are estimated at 1.8 billion yen.
Hotel operators say the ancient capital’s beautiful temples have a newfound image as congested and inconvenient.
Immigration Bureau’s relaxed visa policy has boosted tourism from southeast Asia, but it seems to have come with an unwanted side-effect.
7-Eleven Japan wants to stop selling adult magazines, cites concern for foreigners, female customers
Company cites desire to avoid giving Japan a bad reputation as visitors from overseas come for the Tokyo Olympics.
When gauging appropriateness in a foreign land, using a drunken mob as your baseline is usually a bad idea.
What’s obvious for some is far less so for others, and can lead to frustration when the listener doesn’t get the speaker’s message.
P.K. Sanjun takes a look at some of the common criteria used to define what makes a person “Japanese,” and whether they’ll still be used in the future.
Ministry of Justice proposal aims to let foreign students stay in Japan after they finish school and work their way up the professional ladder.
New rules aims to close loophole that lets language school students spend as much of the year working full-time as attending class.
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We hit the coast with a group of international students for a day of sun, surf…and maybe romance?
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