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The Japan you don't learn about in anime.

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2024-10-27 21:53:57

ICYMI: Wacoal, a popular Kyoto-based lingerie brand, has introduced new customer service guidelines to create a welcoming sales environment for all customers, regardless of gender identity or disability. Learn more about the policy - and the backlash - below.
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2024-10-27 21:34:37

One of the most famous of the unearthed Haniwa is the so-called Haniwa Dancing People. Scholars say the Dancing People epitomize the approach to sculpture taken during the Kofun Era, which captured people’s forms loosely instead of realistically.
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2024-10-04 21:49:59

Happy birthday! This month, the Tokaido Shinkansen celebrated its 60th anniversary. Learn more about the bullet train's history and how it revolutionized travel in Japan - and the world - in our latest below.
https://buff.ly/3XUvMRT
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2024-09-30 13:06:08

Donald Trump has a handful of die-hard supporters in Japan. But according to polls, when it comes to who Japan wants to see as the next US president, it's a coconut-pilled presidency all the way - and the numbers aren't even close.
https://buff.ly/3MjZWst
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2024-09-28 07:30:44

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2024-09-04 21:08:46

A recent survey of married women in Japan revealed that almost one in five can't stand their partners. Learn why - and why many say they're sticking around regardless - in our latest.
https://buff.ly/3MydX5T
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2024-09-03 13:51:24

To pass the time, journalist Akiyama Toyohiro created his own lighthearted experiments, seeing what it would be like to play kendama in space. His obvious conclusion: a game based around using gravity and timing to your advantage isn't much fun without the gravity.
https://buff.ly/3Xqoczn
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2024-08-17 00:06:21

This month's earthquake reignited fears of a mega-quake hitting Japan soon. Is Japan doing enough to equip tourists and foreign residents with the information they'll need? A look at the gaps - and how government agencies are rushing to fill them.
https://buff.ly/3X6rY0I
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2024-08-11 23:23:01

"A cosplay of the black curtain blocking the view of Mt. Fuji from the Kawaguchiko Lawson"
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2024-07-09 22:02:15

At age 90, Kuroyanagi Tetsuko, Japan's first-ever TV talk show host, remains a staple on the airwaves. She said at an awards ceremony recently that she believes TV has a rich future in the Internet age and she plans to keep going strong until she's 100 years old.
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/96ac344aa580996b7934eb7d3149221aaaa8884d
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2024-07-04 23:21:10

Americans: Finally some good fucking food
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2024-07-04 02:03:14

OP reacting to news that the yen keeps getting weaker against the dollar: "It'd sell around the world & create a strong yen if they just put Pickachu on the 10,000 yen bill, Hello Kitty on the 5000 yen, and Doraemon on the 1000 yen"
#japan #unseenjapan
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2024-06-24 23:44:23

Japanese workwear company Workman prides itself on cutting "time-wasting" that it says makes Japanese businesses unproductive. Among the practices forbidden by director Tsuchiya Tetsuo: consensus-building, overtime, morning assemblies, lunch meetings, & after-work drink parties.
#japan #unseenjapan
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2024-05-28 23:40:25

Ramen Jiro, a popular ramen chain with diehard fans, caught fire in Kabukicho and these hard-core mfers kept eating through it.
OP: "I know there are ppl who'd eat til they puked, but eating with your life on the line...Jiro, your last meal on Earth."
#japan #unseenjapan
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