While writing the AD year is often acceptable for paperwork in Japan, some documents specifically require the gengo year to be displayed, such a Japanese driver’s license.
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From potentially life-threatening to overwhelmingly pungent odors to just plain odd, here’s a list of 20 of the weirdest Japanese delicacies from the sea.
Fugu (pufferfish)Images: Wikipedia, Wikipedi…

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Recently, an animated short film has been making waves among Japanese netizens for the horror movie-like way it portrays the difficult and often depressing job hunting process in Japan.
The silent fi…

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The face of Doraemon, who travels from the 22nd century to help elementary school boy Nobita, is depicted on the 3.8-meter tall, 4-meter wide automaton clock.
One of his secret tools, a "mood-lifting…

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Last week, Sushiro, Japan’s most popular budget-priced revolving sushi restaurant, opened a branch in Akihabara, the Tokyo neighborhood that’s the center of otaku culture.
The chain has recently been…

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It’s hard to imagine legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki needing to be any more lauded than he already is.
Really, though, after seeing the quality of his work, it’s hard to argue with the respec…

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In retrospect, it seems fitting that someone seeking diverse skills found kobudo, perhaps the most esoteric of Japanese martial arts.
Translated as "old martial arts," kobudo is a collective term for…

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With over 750,000 readers each month, Tokyo Cheapo is the site of choice for value hunters who want their yen to go further in Tokyo.
To find why we started this site, check out the Tokyo Cheapo Mani…

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Image copyright WWD JapanA Japanese department store where staff could wear badges if they were on their period has said it will "rethink" that policy.
The Daimaru branch at Osaka Umeda introduced th…

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The Nara Hotel offers royal-class hospitality, but right now you won’t have to pay a king’s ransom to experience it.
So as you can also probably imagine, the Nara Hotel (which is, of course, located …

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