We take a closer look at some hilarious clips from the new Conan in Japan episode.
Three months ago, American late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien surprised everyone when he announced he would be …

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Japan DataWhile the overall number of suicides in Japan is dropping, there has been a worrying rise among young people.
A total of 332 Japanese elementary, junior high, and high school students died …

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The companies are two of the biggest fish going belly-up after massive buy-outs from their largest investor, SoftBank’s Vision Fund.
Katerra has raised more than $1 billion from Softbank’s Vision Fun…

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TOKYO -- Following a challenging quarter mired with setbacks over coworking startup WeWork, SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son addressed what exactly went wrong in a closely watched earnin…

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Kyoto, Japan (CNN) — In Japan's Sagano Bamboo Forest, on the outskirts of Kyoto, towering green stalks of the famously versatile plant sway in the wind, creaking eerily they collide and twist, leaves…

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However, one of Japan’s largest companies, telecommunications giant KDDI, has decided it’s time to loosen both its collar and dress code.
This week, KDDI, which also manages the au mobile phone netwo…

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I don’t know where the rumor got started that Japanese doesn’t have swear words, because it couldn’t be further from the truth.
Japan, we’re counting down the top five most offensive Japanese swear w…

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Since the opening, Akita Inaka School has welcomed people from countries across the world into its pocket of paradise in northern Japan for summer and autumn courses.
Akita Inaka School: More than a …

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In autumn, its main building sits atop a blaze of fiery maple trees.
Somewhat shrouded in secrecy is the Sanboin and its garden, which features bright maple trees, but where photography is also not a…

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Hong Kong (CNN Business) Shares in SoftBank fell as much as 4% in Tokyo on Thursday after the company reported worse than expected losses for the third quarter.
reported operating losses of $6.5 bill…

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