How does the boss of the beef bowl king eat his gyudon?
In comparison to the topping and sauce-laden “teriyaki bowls” served at pseudo-Japanese restaurants overseas, authentic gyudon (beef bowls) can…

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Nothing like a good pair of socks to remind us that some people are blessed with artistic talent and others, well, aren’t.
There’s only one Muji (short for Mujirushi Ryohin) store location in all of …

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That’s why today we’re counting down the top five indecipherable Japanese Internet slang words.
It’s dangerous to go into the Japanese Internet alone; take this!

5. orzThe first official item on the …

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So if you want to give Netflix’s anime series a shot but were confused by seeing wildly different shows like Devilman Crybaby and Pokémon sitting next to each other, this list is for you.
No other an…

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Fans have long bemoaned the inability to purchase digital versions of films from legendary Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli.
Nearly the entire collection of Studio Ghibli movies are now availab…

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Japan ranked 121st among 153 countries in the gender gap rankings in 2019, down from 110th the previous year and in last place among major advanced economies, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.
I…

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But in some offices, those gatherings have become less frequent as concerns over power harassment grow.
Essentially workplace bullying, power harassment ranges from isolating an employee to physical …

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Film praised by women in Japan where talking about periods in public is considered dirty or embarrassingA manga character shaped like a pink blob with bright red lips and leggings is challenging tabo…

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If you asked people to pick the most innovative Japanese company, most of the responses you’d get would probably be from the automobile and consumer electronics industries.
Our vote, though, just mig…

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Do you have a part-time job at a cafe but are somehow also rich?
The photo shows a page from a women’s interest magazine, with an illustration of a young man under a heading that proclaims “This is t…

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