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Number of high schoolers who’ve kissed or lost their virginity drops to half of early-2000s peak.
Survey sees if high school students know what they can and can’t do under the accelerated end of childhood.
Homemade chocolate is great and all, but are people still making it in this coronavirus era?
Coronavirus is straw that breaks the back of boarding school with shrinking enrollment numbers.
Hospital’s pregnancy consultation division receives its most queries from junior high and high school students ever.
Coach retains job, school says it does not think attacks by other students constituted bullying.
New generation shows new tastes in subtly personalizing school uniforms, according to survey.
No matter where you are in the world, the end of the year is always fun because you get to look back on the last 12 months and reflect on the different trends, hits and big stories. Joysound, a company that is bringing karaoke and social media together, is doing just that, and recently released a list of the top 20 karaoke songs of 2014 divided by age, from teens to 60-year-olds.
For the older age groups the rankings are pretty similar, with tracks like Neon Genesis Evangelion‘s opening theme song, “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” being a particular favorite, and Frozen’s “Let It Go” managing to sneak into every single group’s list of most-sung tracks. The biggest anomaly, however, was the teen group, with 11 of their top 20 songs being vocaloid tracks, and the remaining nine from anime.




















7-Eleven Japan’s ramen-cooking robot whipped us up a bowl of noodles【Taste test】
Japan may add Japanese language proficiency, lifestyle classes to permanent foreign resident requirements
Japan’s otoshidama tradition of giving kids money at New Year’s gets a social welfare upgrade
Lacquerware supplier to emperor of Japan and Pokémon team up for new tableware
Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026
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Potted mini sakura trees are perfect for everyone who missed cherry blossom season this year
We try the new, limited edition squid viscera potato chips from Japan【Taste Test】
Permanent Sailor Moon stage show theater announced for Tokyo
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7-Eleven Japan starts new temporary luggage storage service in over 300 branches
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Tokyo’s Tsukiji sushi neighborhood asks tour groups to stay away for the rest of the month
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Japanese train company is letting fans buy its actual ticket gates for their homes
Tokyo considering law requiring more trash cans following litter increase in heavily touristed area
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Tokyo event lets you travel back in time, for free, to celebrate 100 years since Showa era start
Sanrio theme park in Japan announces plans to expand into a Sanrio resort
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We deeply regret going into this tunnel on our walk in the mountains of Japan
Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home
Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid
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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】
No more using real katana for tourism activities, Japan’s National Police Agency says
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Permanent Sailor Moon stage show theater announced for Tokyo
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Netizens hatch adorable baby birds from supermarket eggs, provide evidence
Sakura cherry blossoms float on breeze, land on Nara deer in perfect hanami video
Japan’s cat robot waiters meow when you pat them, and we find out why【Video】
American senior citizen tourist arrested in Japan for bringing gun into country in his luggage
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