Rurutan is an adult influencer with about 1.3 million followers. In a recent magazine conversation with author Akira Tachibana, she […]
Remember late 2023, when Japanese media briefly lost its mind over Ryuta Watanabe? The Sapporo househusband who said he had […]
Everyone knows the Kanamara Matsuri — the giant steel phallus festival that makes international headlines every spring. Less famous is […]
You’re planning a trip to Japan. One agent charges you to build the days. Another says they’ll plan the whole […]
Foreign residents in Japan are about to pay a lot more to keep their status. The Cabinet signed off on […]
With foreign visitors pouring into Japan at a record pace — over 21 million in just the first half of […]
Popular South Korean actress Ahn Ha-young just got hit with a wave of online backlash that forced her into a […]
Japanese convenience stores are basically a religion for tourists. Famichiki, egg salad sandwiches, perfectly packaged onigiri, ATMs that actually work […]
Japan is getting a lot stricter about who can settle down for good, and it’s got me thinking hard about […]
Japan’s Labor Standards Act has protected menstrual leave since 1947. If a woman says her period makes it hard to […]
Japan’s bullet trains are famous for being punctual and comfortable, but even they have their awkward moments. A 27-year-old office […]
There’s a new phrase floating around Japanese social media and news: shokuji kyanseru kaiwai, the “meal-canceling crowd.” It’s the latest […]
A public housing complex in Nishio, Aichi Prefecture, where around 70% of the households are foreign residents, has been dealing […]
For a lot of foreign residents in Japan, permanent residency is the big goal. No more visa renewals every few […]
Japan’s debt numbers look terrifying at first glance. We’re talking about a pile of public debt that’s more than double […]
On Friday, the House of Councilors passed a new bill that criminalizes publicly damaging, destroying, defacing, or removing the Japanese […]