A Survey Ranked Japan’s Most Ill-Mannered City. The Winner?
A survey asked people in Japan if their city had the worst manners. You won’t believe which took first place. (Okay, maybe you will.)
A survey asked people in Japan if their city had the worst manners. You won’t believe which took first place. (Okay, maybe you will.)
Kumai Hitomi had a promising future. But she ended up running with the wrong crowd – and had to cheat and steal to save her own life.
One Japanese snack maker took an interesting twist on April Fools this year: advertising a “joke” that turned up on store shelves the next day.
Here and there in Japan, one sees restaurants putting up signs refusing non-Japanese speakers. Is that necessarily a bad thing?
How far down would YOU go to catch a ride to work? Meet six so-called “mole stations” in Japan that put the “sub” in “subway”.
Everyone’s been waiting in Japan for the cherry blossoms to bloom. But thanks to the weather, sightseers may be waiting a little longer.
Once a year, Japan’s multitude of gods leave the rest of the country. Where do they gather? At Izumo Taisha.
As Japan wrestles with problems created by overtourism, Kyoto’s Gion neighborhood decides it needs to start leveling fines.
A lot of Japanese food is very healthy. And then there’s kushikatsu. Learn where to enjoy this fried treat on a stick on your next visit.
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