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Tough times for Japanese pubs as izakaya bankruptcies come at highest rate in more than a decade

More Japanese pubs are declaring bankruptcy now than in any year of the pandemic, study says.

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Yakuza family speaks out against rise in organized crime

Not their kind of organized crime, the bad kind.

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Japan’s workplace drinking party communication is unnecessary, says majority of workers in survey

A long-standing part of Japanese work culture may have passed the tipping/tipple point, especially in women’s eyes.

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How often do Japanese people search for their ex online?【Survey】

And are they happy with what they find?

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Celebrating Good Couple’s Day in Japan…by getting our significant others to dress us

You don’t want to be in an argument when your partner has control of your outfit of the day.

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Japan’s biggest manga magazine is raising its minimum payment rate for creators

New manga artists will be earning more for their work at Weekly Shonen Jump.

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After cancelling Halloween, Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood cancels New Year’s Eve too

More than 100,000 people used to party in the Shibuya Scramble of New Year’s Eve.

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Japanese job-quitting service contacted by other job-quitting service because employee wants to quit

The circle completes itself.

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Doujinshi manga/anime chain announces moratorium on Visa/Mastercard credit card payments

Melonbooks announces change to payment options, even orders already placed may be affected.

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Tokyo’s expensive fountain construction plans making waves among the Japanese public

Tensions are in danger of overflowing due to the project’s massive projected expenses.

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Japanese mountain community’s first baby in 52 years celebrates first birthday

Parents want to raise baby in rural community, and community is happy to have her.

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Japan Weak Men’s Center suddenly cancels men-only train event

All-men carriage would have been organization’s first outside of Tokyo.

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Should DJs be the next big thing in Japanese preschools? This principal seems to think so

Traditional education is getting a remix, and preschoolers are ready to rave.

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Overwhelmed by modern social media? Japanese company is bringing back pagers with an emoji-twist

Sega’s emojam wants to keep messages short and sweet, plus within your circle of close friends.

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Shibuya Halloween had a very different feel this year

Tokyo’s biggest party hotspot looks nothing like it used to. 

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Japanese communities giving their skylines a spring clean and saying goodbye to power lines

The quest to let Japan’s historical sites shine bright continues on.

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What’s it like in Shibuya on Halloween this year?

A vibe check of the neighbourhood reveals countermeasures might be necessary.

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Japanese job-hunters reportedly dismayed by requests for “photos showing who you are as a person”

Anything’s OK, just nothing too natural, or unnatural, or unflattering, or revealing, or stodgy… but, you know, anything is OK.

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Meet the kind Japanese grandpa who takes photos for tourists at the Hachiko statue in Shibuya

Inspiring individual makes a great impression on foreign tourists.

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Kyoto losing its luster as a school trip destination as tourist crowds continue to swell

Report says schools are looking at alternatives to the traditional top school trip destination.

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