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[ August 14, 2026 ] Game Devs Tell Critics to Shove It Over Sexy Fairy-Tale Princesses Gaming News
[ August 14, 2026 ] Tokyo Police Are Cracking Down Hard on Kabukicho’s Touts and Scouts Prostitution in Japan
[ August 14, 2026 ] When a Major Soapland Chain Vanished Overnight, Hundreds of Women Were Left With Nothing Prostitution in Japan
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Japan’s “Meal-Canceling Crowd”: Cute Gen Z Slang or a Sign of Tight Times?

August 9, 2026

There’s a new phrase floating around Japanese social media and news: shokuji kyanseru kaiwai, the “meal-canceling crowd.” It’s the latest entry in the whole “cancel crowd” trend among young people, […]

Sleeping, Kissing, and Bathing… Just as Friends? Japan’s Gen Z Is Rewriting the Relationship Rules

July 28, 2026

There’s a new kind of relationship quietly spreading among younger people in Japan, and it doesn’t fit neatly into the usual boxes of “just friends” or “dating.” Meet the “-fure” […]