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“I am me” declares actress in video for department stores that’s sparking debate and controversy.
Tea and cookies at a cat cafe too cutesy for you? We’ve got just the alternative for your next night out in Tokyo!
Perhaps they would do well to stick to monster catching instead of probing into people’s personal lives.
Dress code detail is a waste of time to even discuss, frustrated junior high teacher says.
Sexy science experiment tests one of Japan’s most persistent pieces of folk wisdom.
A sneak peek at the hottest thing to come out of Japan this winter!
16-year-old who attends all-boys high school was feeling lovelorn, so the aquarium offered an unorthodox solution.
Why fix a problem in seconds when you can throw an extended hissy fit instead?
“To serve and protect” gets trumped by “to ogle and leer” as violent-crime suspect slips out of detention center.
Perhaps even stranger still, this particular person has achieved an almost cult-like status among some Japanese women.
Poor triangulation skills lead to a heated argument with a surprising solution to the mystery.
Staff says it takes the audible appreciation of its residents’ imagined flavor as a compliment.
Public broadcaster NHK chose a strange way to show the “waist-deep snow” of this hot spring town in northern Japan.
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