One of the city’s most internationalized districts hits a cultural milestone on Coming of Age Day.
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Annual study shows fewer ramen joints went bankrupt in 2025, but that doesn’t mean everything is fine and dandy for the industry.
This celebration throws everything you thought you knew about Japanese culture out the window.
Annual survey shows nearly a 70-percent increase in two years for number of Japanese women giving chocolate on Valentine’s Day.
Japan’s young adult foreign national population is soaring while its ethnically Japanese counterpart is shrinking.
Civic leaders see economic upsides and cultural difficulties in Japan’s accelerating internationalization.
Meeting someone through games or social media is becoming just as normal as going to the playground.
A recent online debate has sparked some fierce opinions about whether it’s OK for fans to sing along at concerts.
After 71 years, the Cabinet is ready to do something just about everyone else did several decades ago.
More foreign tourists leading to fewer Japanese tourists could be leading to more foreign tourists which could lead to fewer Japanese tourists which could…
Allowing for female succession would require changes to law and over a thousand years of cultural tradition.
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