Well...maybe not so much if you're single during Christmas in Japan.
Although there are various theories as to how Christmas, or rather Christmas Eve, came to be a romantic occasion in Japan, there i…

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Understanding Japanese culture has fascinated the Western world ever since the country’s trading doors opened up in the 1800s.
Another way of looking inside this enigmatic culture, from the everyday …

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That initiative eventually led to the creation of an annual design contest administered by the Molester Deterrence Activity Center activist organization.
The Center has just announced the winners of …

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It has all of the information a business card needs, but with more flair than any traditional design.
The Twitter user who first tweeted a picture of it, @univ00009, said that they “got this business…

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Now there’s a perfectly valid excuse for keeping a video game controller in your pocket.
Even if you’re out and about on business, there’s now a way to keep the old Famicom close to your heart, with …

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 11:34 | All, JapanA Japanese court on Wednesday ordered a former television political reporter to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito over a ra…

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A Tokyo court Wednesday awarded ¥3.3 million ($30,000) in damages to journalist Shiori Ito, who accused a former reporter at Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. of rape in one of the most high-…

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A Tokyo court awarded damages to a freelance journalist Wednesday in a high-profile rape case that involves an attacker known for his close ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ultraconservati…

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Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence for a criminal case, so Ms Ito brought a civil case.
Ms Ito has become a symbol of the #MeToo movement in a country where people rarely report sexual as…

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The Tokyo district court ordered Yamaguchi, who has consistently denied the allegations, to pay Ito damages and dismissed his 130m yen counter suit against her.
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