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With the mercury reaching 39 degrees celsius in the city of Hangzhou in southern China, residents are trying to keep cool in the most unusual of places. Citizens without residential air conditioning have turned to parking themselves in subways, libraries and other public spaces to escape the summer heat wave.
From women-only seats in libraries to female-only university cafes, it would seem that women get a lot of preferential treatment in Japan. Whether it be a restaurant with “ladies’ courses” on the menu or cinemas offering “ladies’ day” discounts, it is difficult to ignore the abundance of cheap deals or special services on offer to women. On the one hand, it all serves to help the struggling Japanese economy, but a lot of men can’t help but feel that they’re being a little discriminated against.
Japanese restaurant from the Edo Period forced to close due to coronavirus pandemic
Pringles now comes in karaage flavour in Japan
Teen kicked out of Japan’s national college entrance exam for improper mask-wearing technique
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7-Eleven under fire in Japan for mysterious holes in their onigiri rice balls
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NHK announces “substantial” fee reduction, Japanese Internet reacts with jeering
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Studio Ghibli releases 400 images from eight movies free to download online
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Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
Parasite movie releases free official wallpapers to download as backgrounds for video calls
Japanese students hold graduation ceremony in Minecraft amid school cancellation
Man sheds half his body weight, looks like a handsome model in just one year
Japan’s one-person bento box-sized rice cooker can give you freshly cooked rice at the office
One of Japan’s best ramen chains now has a VR game that lets you cook their noodles【Video】
Trio of thieves break into Japanese glasses store, foiled by old-timey cash register
NHK announces “substantial” fee reduction, Japanese Internet reacts with jeering
We try the new Famichiki Burger from Family Mart
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Limited-edition vegetable snack cube dreamt up by a Japanese elementary school kid goes on sale
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Top 100 manga of all time chosen by survey of 150,000 Japanese people