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From next April, the Japanese government will start giving newlyweds 600,000 yen ($5,660) with the hopes of boosting the country’s…
Japan’s governing party has tapped its candidate for the country’s top job and it’s not much of a surprise: Yoshihide…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a press conference on Friday, August 28, that he would be retiring from…
Extreme summer heat in Japan has killed 79 people in the capital of Tokyo over the past month and led…
Hitting children with bats and bamboo kendo sticks, slapping them across the face, and holding their heads underwater to “simulate…
As Black Lives Matter protests continue to challenge centuries of systemic racism in cities across the United States and the…
NARA PREFECTURE, Japan — Only a month ago, Japan was still holding onto hopes of hosting the Olympics, as it…
Fourteen American passengers who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship on Sunday and put on charter flights back…
If you have been to Japan, are considering a trip to Japan, or have recently read a listicle about Japan,…
This article originally appeared on VICE ASIA.There’s this thing you can do in Tokyo where you basically rent a go-kart,…