There’s a new health trend that has been sweeping through bathtubs across Japan since last fall: half-body bathing.
A lot of people have been taking their half-body baths to the next level by trying …

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For example, masses of people could be seen congregating in Kinshi Park staring at their smartphones in search of the then-coveted Bulbasaur.
had heard word of this place, known as “Pokémon Plaza” an…

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Netflix is to turn a cast of characters made popular by Japanese messaging app, Line, into an original animated series.
Netflix is working with Line Friends, the character brand that originally start…

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Jisei is the “farewell poem to life.” These poems were written by literate people just before their death.
Instead, specific kinds of death are used: shinju, “lover’s suicide;” junshi, “warrior’s dea…

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Katsushika Hokusai was in his 70s by the time he created his best-known image, the majestic The Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Often known simply as The Great Wave, the popular print not only embodied Japa…

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At about 4 p.m. on Sept 19, the doorbell of an 85-year-old woman in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, rang.
Standing at the entrance was a man claiming to be a police officer who was canvassing the n…

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He ran on a successful campaign issue of a tourist tax.
Miyajima is not exempt -- the island has an issue of aging population and faces a tax revenue shortfall.
And Miyajima is far from the only dest…

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Fire up your city pop playlist for a visit to Asakusa’s legendary Marubell, where the ’80s never totally went away.
But as we recently learned, there’s also a studio that can transport you to a more …

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When Twitter user @sato_nezi‘s 1-year-old child loses sight of his mother, he starts crying uncontrollably.
Their solution: create a life-size cardboard cutout of Mom and try to trick their child int…

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On Dec 12, 2019Each week GaijinPot looks through its daily updated database of jobs and selects the best opportunities for finding and securing a career in Japan from overseas.
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