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In a world first, the government in Tokyo, Japan, is launching an official dating app to address the country’s flatlining…
Sweet tooth possessors, weird snack lovers, and Asian market frequenters, rise—your time has come. Right now, beloved Japanese snack purveyor…
A Japanese woman awaiting execution for drugging and drowning two men has died after choking on her own dinner, the…
After three years of strict pandemic border restrictions that largely shut off China from the rest of the world, the…
Japan is emerging from a deadly white Christmas, as heavy snow blanketed its northern region killing 17 and injuring 93…
Whether you’re a Japanese expat yearning for a taste of home, a distant-but-ardent enjoyer of the country’s cuisine, or simply…
News outlets in Greece and Iran, as well as a French politician, shared images of a Japanese man in a…
Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in critical condition after being shot on Friday morning, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
A 68-year-old Japanese man was arrested after throwing out his brother’s skull, which he claims he didn’t know was real.…
On a stifling July day last summer, Yumi Nagaya and her partner did what generations of LGBTQ couples in Japan…