"The setting was very nice with the sounds of the rain," said Norwegian resident Viral Shah, 31, who meditated at a temple lodging on Mt.
However, only about 300 temple lodgings are available across …

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KYODO NEWS - 24 hours ago - 20:11 | World, AllSouth Korea on Wednesday observed its official "comfort women" memorial day for a second year, with a ceremony commemorating Korean women who were forced…

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These employers are looking for candidates from outside of Japan and are willing to sponsor your visa!
On Aug 15, 2019Each week GaijinPot looks through its daily updated database of jobs and selects …

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Hanging around like a bad smell, Japan’s pop-up poop museum has found a home.
Officially known as the Unko Museum (“unko” is poop in Japanese) this brightly colored feces-fascinated museum was meant …

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Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 a.m.1-chome-12-10 Okano, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0073 - MapAnother popular iekei ramen shop where you’ll find locals lining up for a steaming hot bowl.
Hours: 11 a.m. to …

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SNA (Tokyo) — “The art community in Japan has always been the outliers of society, the crazies,” said Robin Rastenberger, the organizer of the art collaboration event Tokyo Lovehotel.
Tokyo Lovehotel…

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A new art movement in Tokyo seeks to help Japanese young people find their individuality.

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A long-term foreign resident going through the motions in Chiba Prefecture still has no idea about the meaning of “せきにん”.
5-years-a-gaijin Tony Smith has come across the word せきにん and can even say it…

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Human-Pokemon hybrids will be developed in Japan after the government approved controversial stem-cell research.
Human cells will be grown in Pikachu embryos, then brought to term in a surrogate anim…

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Symbiosis is the theme of Daigo Daikoku’s debut U.S. installation, which features real flowers, light, and augmented reality that blends the physical and digital worlds.
Titled “Art of the Bloom,” th…

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