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Japanese government wants to remove tax-exemption limit for foreign tourists on consumables

Want to buy over 500,000 yen in booze and cosmetics without paying a single yen in tax? Japan Tourism Agency wants you to do it too!

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Japanese government plans to pay women who move out of Tokyo to get married 600,000 yen【Report】

Chance to say “I do,” “Goodbye, Tokyo,” and “Kaching!” all in one fell swoop could be coming.

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Japan’s premier love doll maker is closing, says goodbye to fans with heartfelt message

Orient Industry shows that in Japan, the customer is always supposed to be appreciated and respected.

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Survey finds Japan to be least god-fearing nation in the world and it’s not even close

Jesus is just… all right with Japan.

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Cost to cook curry rice rises to highest in 10 years, puts pinch on Japan’s budget-friendly food

One of Japanese home chefs go-to cheap meals isn’t as cheap as it used to be.

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Japan’s two-month Shut-in Pilgrimage – A 1,200-year-old way to deal with a modern issue

Program helps hikikomori take steps towards reconnecting with the outside world.

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Japan’s easy foreign tourist tax exemptions may be getting harder in order to stop fraud, resales

Skipping tax payments by showing your passport may become a thing of the past as government finds billions of yen have been improperly waived.

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Nuisance foreigner climbs onto Family Mart roof in Shibuya, yells “I did it!” before police step in

Bad behaviour by foreigners sees a new term being coined in the Japanese media.

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Wait, you can still send telegrams in Japan? Why? And is it time to shut the service down?

There’s a lot of snickering from other parts of the world when they find out that some people in Japan still use fax machines, but an an even more old-school communications method is still an option too.

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Japan to allow joint custody of children after divorce, survey investigates public’s attitudes

An upcoming legal change will finally allow divorcing couples to seek joint custody of their children in Japan and opinions are mixed.

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Japanese government doggie bag initiative asking restaurant to let customers take leftovers home

Ministry wants food in stomachs, not in the trash.

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Japan’s foreign population reaches historic milestone following largest-ever single-year surge

Japan’s population, and workforce, continues to internationalize.

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If Japanese men “have their act together,” Japanese women will reward them with babies, politician says

Tells people with few children to put their hands over their hearts and regret their actions.

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Japanese police officers officially allowed to wear sunglasses, buy drinks at convenience stores in Shimane

Stay cool, Shimane cops.

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Public high school in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture will no longer take student absences into account for entrance applications

Board of Education doesn’t want students to be penalized for times when missing school is necessary.

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Tokyo’s Shibuya district passes year-round public drinking ban

Ward cracks down on on-the-street boozing in unanimous vote.

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Tokyo government creating its own official dating app, slated to launch this summer

Japan’s biggest city wants to hook you up with someone.

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Daiso to change Japanese closing-time music because foreign tourists aren’t taking the hint

This looks like a job for Semisonic!

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Brand-new Tokyo condo high-rise to be torn down for blocking view of Mt. Fuji【Video】

Residents were supposed to start moving in next month.

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Japanese convenience store allows use of initials on name tags to prevent harassment by customers

Lawson makes move to protect employee’s privacy, also changes policy regarding head coverings.

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