Emotions can range from being ready to take on the world to “Man, I sure wish I was drunk right now.”
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Survey suggests that east Japan and west Japan interpret the common invitation response in almost entirely opposite ways.
Japan’s anime voice actresses are more popular than ever, but does that style of speaking have the same appeal in actual conversation?
While perseverance is a trait to be admired, there comes a point where “Suck it up, buttercup” is just terrible career advice.
The annual hit to the family’s finances has certain households dreading the start of each new school year.
Anime has plenty of rousing anthems, but some are calling this data downright depressing.
Being tired is no excuse to stop studying, packaging implies.
Low incomes possibly to blame for huge drop-off in number of working artists as they get older.
Seriously, kids these days, right?
”Idols are people too,” says one man in favor of freeing idols’ love lives.
Living together before marriage is becoming more common in Japan, but this poll suggests there’s still a big gap between how men and women feel about it.
Infographic argues that today’s youth really isn’t so different from the pre-smartphone generation.
Apparently people in Japan are finding it harder and harder not to assault their friendly neighborhood train station staff as incidents of assault are on the rise.













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