One thing that struck me while reporting this was realizing courts consider statements by brands in things like sustainability reports, supplier codes of conduct, or even on their websites to be basi…

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While Japanese teens are on the train headed to the once-a-year Center Test, some predators see a rare opportunity.
Adding another layer of anxiety is the fact that examinees don’t take the Center Te…

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TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese national has enraged the Japanese by posting photos of naked women soaking in a hot spring on Instagram, according to a Taiwanese netizen who broke the story on Mon…

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Back in my English teaching days, I often discussed the difference between “broth” and “soup” with ramen-loving students.
But it turns out there’s a restaurant in Kyoto where the word “broth” doesn’t…

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A while back, we told you about Japan’s Knee-High Socks Day.
Of course this means losing the “11 = good” portion of the equation, but true fans would argue that the adjective is redundant anyway, as …

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Within all the Miami madness, we forgot to mention the opening of one of our favorite artists, Jess Johnson, in NEON MEAT DREAM at NANZUKA in Tokyo.
Born in New Zealand and currently based in New Yor…

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A wedding gown for less than 50 bucks?
But despite all that wedding planning passion, it’s almost unheard of for a Japanese bride to buy her wedding dress.
But this got us wondering: What’s the most …

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The following is a list of the 30 most sold video games in Japan in the history of video games across all platforms.
It was the 3rd biggest selling Playstation game in Japan.
Picture : amazon.co.jp#1…

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If you take a random sampling of Lego bricks, you will notice that there are far fewer green ones than any other color.
Which makes the supposed reason for the lack of green Lego blocks kind of stran…

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On March 16, singer/songwriter and Tokyo native Rekka Katakiri was set to hold a concert.
And so the concert was going to held at a church in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
However, on February 27, Katakiri …

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