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The Tokyo Games will test athletes’ resolve and discipline in more ways than one, as organizers have advised them against…
You know it when you see it. It’s smooth, angular, slightly retro, but not Tilda Swinton. It’s [drumroll] Japandi design,…
One windy day in late January, a group of South Sudanese athletes and their coach show up for practice in…
Think nap pods and free snacks are cool office perks? Think bigger. A Japanese mayor took relaxation to the next…
A Japanese man was arrested on Monday for allegedly descending a building by rope to steal Pokémon playing cards. Kensuke…
Japan has some of the strictest drug laws in the world. Here, weed possession can land you up to five…
A 37-year-old British man in Japan was arrested on Monday for dumping his trash in a mailbox. “I thought it…
In a victory for the same-sex rights movement, a Japanese court on Wednesday ruled that it’s unconstitutional to deny marriage…
Germany has joined Japan and the United States in protesting China’s use of anal COVID-19 tests on foreign visitors, citing…
Dolphin blood fills the waters of Taiji, Japan. In the morning, hours before dusk wakes the town, dolphin farmers sail…