Tweet of the Week #64: Twitter Warns of New Scam On Mercari blog.gaijinpot.com

But even if you take all the care in the world, a split second is still enough to fall into a scam artist’s net.
This is a scam to steal money through Mercari, using buyer’s information and ordering …

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As 2020 Olympics Approach, Japan’s Treating Foreign Workers Like Indentured Labor www.thedailybeast.com

The abuse of foreign workers often occurs within the antiquated laws of this country, and the Japanese government seems to have no interest in solving the problem.
It may be a lot to expect a country…

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Survey says more than 70 percent of Japanese people think gender inequality exists in Japan soranews24.com

But it’s not just women who feel that way; a majority of men think so, too.
As it turns out, both men and women acutely feel the differences in how the genders are treated.
According to a survey done…

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It’s a cherry blossom party in your mouth with sakura matcha Pocky! soranews24.com

Glico has just announced that it’s adding two flavors to the lineup for its Pocky chocolate-coated pretzel stick series.
First up is the Pocky from Japan Sakura Shitate, which covers buttery pretzel …

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Suicides in Japan fell below 20,000 to record low last year www.japantimes.co.jp

There is still a possibility that final tallies, which will be published in March, will show a slight increase to above 20,000, the ministry said.
The ministry’s figures show that 2019 marked a 10th …

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Eat your burger with a Japanese sword at Shogun Burger in Tokyo soranews24.com

The swords served at Shogun Burger are noticeably smaller than usual samurai swords, but that doesn’t mean they’re any less impressive, as each one has been made using traditional swordsmithing techn…

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30 years on, world's longest undersea tunnel faces challenges as Japan balances bullet trains with freight www.japantimes.co.jp

The tunnel was the world’s longest railway tunnel until the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland in December 2016.
We will make efforts so that freight trains will continue playing a si…

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Showa Daibutsu: The Great Showa Buddha of Seiryuji atlasobscura.com

Located in Aomori, at the Seiryuji (Blue-Green Dragon) Temple is a colossal likeness of Dainichi Nyorai completed in 1984.
This particular Buddha, known primarily as Vairocana in the sanskrit, is the…

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Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property www.bbc.com

It doesn’t seem to be for the finder’s fee or the opportunity to claim the lost property for themselves.
“Children are encouraged to deliver lost items to the kōban, even if it’s 10 yen (7p).
A child…

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Honda, Isuzu agree to conduct joint research on fuel cell trucks english.kyodonews.net

Isuzu has been looking to enhance the lineup of its trucks to respond to growing demand for self-driving and low-emissions vehicles, while Honda, which makes Clarity fuel cell cars, seeks to expand t…

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