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The life of the stressed-out main character in the live-action Winnie the Pooh film is one of leisure compared to many Japanese adults’.
”This is what I hate about Japan” remarks commenter as regulations prevent kindhearted gift.
Most would call Japan’s famously long life expectancy a good thing, but for these Japanese women it’s more than a decade more than they want to stick around.
Being in the biggest city in Japan means you’re probably sharing the walkway with more people than you’d like, but here’s how to make things easier.
Father is shown doing so little to help around the house some people wonder if he’s even alive.
Maybe they should stop worrying about what’s on TV, and start worrying about why their kids aren’t asleep, says critic of critics.
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.
Sadly, quintessential anime scenes of rooftop swimming classes may be coming to an end soon.
Rice is part of almost every traditional Japanese meal, but should the rest of the meal be part of the rice?
Town ranks in last place for second survey in a row, but there actually are some things to love about the place.
Guidebooks love to say it’s because Japanese people think tipping is rude, but that’s not even close to the whole story.
”This is Japan, you know?” he asks, but others want to show him the ways of the modern world.
When you open the door, you’re not just coming home, but stepping into a world of awesome bargains and services that we sometimes overlook.
Majority say they can see some sort of logic behind university systematically reducing women’s entrance exam scores by up to 20 percent.
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