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Does everyone dress crazy at Japan’s craziest Coming of Age Day ceremony?【Photos】

Every year all eyes are on the flashiest fashions at Kitakyushu, but there’s another side to the story.

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Say hello to Japan’s new generation of adults, fresh from Kitakyushu’s 2023 seijinshiki ceremony

These new adults say sayonara to their youth with colourful hair and gangsta costumes.

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Japan’s Christmas plans are pretty chill this year, survey shows

Christmas Eve is considered the biggest date night of the year, but most respondents are planning to spend it a different way.

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Do Japanese superfans really want to marry their favorite idol?【Survey】

Responses show fans have some complicated feelings about their oshi.

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Is it OK to play with Pokémon card on the Shinkansen? A bullet train manners debate

Japanese comedian calls out “bad manners” of Pokémon-playing friends, but not everyone thinks his take is the very best.

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Japan’s Kanji of the Year revealed, reflects both the good and the bad of 2022

Single character with multiple meanings chosen as the kanji that best sums up 2022.

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Japanese men and woman both have the same top requirement for a spouse in konkatsu poll

Communication skills and thoughtfulness make men’s and women’s lists, but don’t come out on top.

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Japanese government wants to give people an extra 80,000 yen to have babies, but will it work?

Increase to Childbirth and Childcare Lump-Sum Grant is latest proposed plan to boost birth rate.

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Japanese police in Oita no longer banned from shopping at convenience stores while in uniform

Uniformed cops being able to make combini runs is meant to be a win-win for police and the communities they serve.

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Japanese defecation survey says kids struggle with Japanese toilets, contributing to constipation

Girls seem to be much better than boys at using Japan’s traditional squat toilets.

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Japanese World Cup team’s manners awesome as usual, locker room pics after unexpected win show

Japanese fans at stadium continue their considerate tradition too.

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More than one in three Japanese working women in survey would rather be housewives

Survey also finds a surprising gap in housewife-life appeal depending on whether or not women have kids.

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Over 94 percent of Japanese people in survey find movie theater prices too expensive

High prices are part of why many in survey visit the cinema just once a year.

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Kyoto City planning to sell cremated people’s precious metal fillings for millions of yen

Waste not, want not.

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Japanese government seeking power to turn down private home air conditioners remotely, report says

Ministry wants new authority to aid shift to renewable energy sources.

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Tokyo police create public service warning about kids obsessing over their favorite male idols

Police want kids and parents to be aware of the dangers of obsessive oshikatsu.

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Japanese government proposes raising age of consent from its current 13 years old

Revisions would also make it easier for victims of sexual assault to file charges.

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Japanese company gives paid vacation to attend idol concerts, e-sport tournaments, other fan events

Oshi kyuka will be good for employees and the customers they serve, boss says.

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Return to Fukushima: Decontaminated town reopens to residents, but is anybody living there?

If you ever wanted to live in a post-apocalyptic zombie film, now’s your chance.

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Japan may finally abolish law that bans women only from remarrying soon after divorce

Change would also revise “presumed legitimacy” child custody law for the first time since Japan created a modern legal system.

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