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A dinner of boiled vegetables and 3.3 square meters of floor space for sleeping, those are the harsh conditions awaiting laborers who undertake government-mandated decontamination work necessitated by the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric’s Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. In some cases workers are basically laboring for free when taxpayer-funded danger pay is excluded from their pay packets.
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Survey reveals the average monthly allowance of Japanese high school students
Making spicy instant ramen fried rice, Korea’s latest viral food trend【SoraKitchen】
World’s blackest Porsche painted with Japan’s Musou Black 【Video】
Japan’s first-ever wanko soba conveyor belt restaurant opens in Tokyo
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Japanese cafe Pronto opens limited-time Stranger Things themed cafe
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This plastic wrap is supposed to turn supermarket sashimi into great sashimi, but does it work?Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
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Nephew receives SD card after his uncle passes away, finds treasure trove of gems from the past
One Piece Red T-shirt line from Uniqlo will make fellow fans green with envy【Photos】
Japanese travel agency reveals summer 2022’s most popular destinations domestically and abroad
Awesome-looking Japanese whiskey maker’s snack recipe requires no booze, almost no effort【Photos】
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Our Japanese writer goes all out to get her cats an expensive exercise wheel from the U.S.Sony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
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Real-world forest that inspired Hayao Miyazaki to create Totoro will become a nature preserve
Harry Potter Cafe opening in Tokyo and the menu is nothing short of spellbinding【Photos】
Mandarin orange peels aren’t trash, they’re treasure! Three chimpi tips to reuse your mikan skins
Move over grilled cheese — we’ve discovered the tastiest toasted sandwich yet【Recipe】
One Punch Man manga artist’s amazing “practice” drawing is so good we think he might not be human
How to use the new floating hologram registers at 7-Eleven
Liev Schreiber’s son deemed “too beautiful” in Japan
Princesses, fruits, and blacksmiths: Study reveals the 30 most unusual family names in JapanSony’s wearable air conditioners selling like cold cakes in heat-stricken Japan
Japanese woman finds better way to make potato salad, we may not be able to go back to old style
Miss Universe 2021 Japan entry slammed for wearing “dead person’s kimono”
One Piece characters’ nationalities revealed, but fans have mixed opinions
Japan’s first-ever wanko soba conveyor belt restaurant opens in Tokyo
We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as “Middle Aged Man’s Paradise”, try food that’s illegal in Japan
Japanese cafe Pronto opens limited-time Stranger Things themed cafe
Tokyo man arrested for putting brother’s skull out for recycling collection
This plastic wrap is supposed to turn supermarket sashimi into great sashimi, but does it work?
Our Japanese writer goes all out to get her cats an expensive exercise wheel from the U.S.
Lunch at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, delivered in an Imperial carriage
One Piece Red T-shirt line from Uniqlo will make fellow fans green with envy【Photos】
Naomi Watanabe’s New York food budget leaves TV co-stars and netizens stunned
What frozen snack won Seventeen Ice’s “1st Flavor General Election”?
Competitive karuta manga series Chihayafuru lays all cards on the table with its final chapter
Adult video mosaic destroyer’s trial ends with guilty verdict in Kyoto district court
Monster Hunter’s Malzeno invades Tokyo via incredible 3-D video
Real-life Rurouni Kenshin reverse-blade katana, forged by master swordsmith, now on display【Pics】
