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Customers Will Only Have to Pay New 10% Sales Tax if They Ask for It, Declare Japanese Convenience Stores

By Tony R. Vega
April 22, 2019
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Honesty is the best policy, right? In an effort to make up for lost tax revenue caused by Japan’s steadily-shrinking population, this October the …

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Rice Cracker Watches, A Square Kirby, a Disney Onsen & More: 7 Japanese April Fools’ Day Jokes (2019 Edition)

By Tony R. Vega
April 2, 2019
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Which is your favorite? With all the excitement surrounding the April 1st press conference in which the name of Japan’s new Imperial era was …

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There’s a Salon in Tokyo Just for Plucking Grey Hairs

By Georgie Eileen
March 10, 2019
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Why pluck your grey hairs yourself when you can get an expert to do it for you?

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Naked Man on Street Claims He Was Just “Training” After Getting Arrested

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March 9, 2019
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That’s some hardcore “training.” The Japanese word shugyō is often translated as simply “training,” but that’s not quite accurate. Shugyō isn’t normally used to …

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Person in Orangutan Costume Goes Wild in Tokyo Zoo as Part of Yearly Training Exercise [Video]

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February 23, 2019
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It’s not like there’s much difference between a man in an orangutan costume and an actual orangutan, right? Every year, just as winter is …

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No More Porn Magazines, Say Japan’s Convenience Store Chains

By Tony R. Vega
January 23, 2019
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Adult magazines are about to get much harder to get in Japan. Whether you’re looking for a pair of spare underwear or you need …

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Former Biker Open Shrine Dedicated to Motorcycles in Kagawa

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January 6, 2019
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Become a holy rider. Shinto shrines can be found all over Japan and although most are dedicated to fairly universal things like good health, …

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Drunk Man Crashed into Taxi 5 Minutes After Stealing a Taxi, Kanagawa Police Say

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December 30, 2018
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He should’ve caught an Uber. A man in Kanagawa Prefecture has been arrested after allegedly stealing a taxi, driving it drunk, and then crashing …

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“Driverless” Train Trials to Be Held on JR Yamanote Line

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December 10, 2018
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This is how the trains become sentient. Given how incredibly efficient and complex Japan’s train system is, it’s easy to forget that just about …

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City Official Caught Driving at over 100 Mph, Says He Had Diarrhea

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December 6, 2018
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When you gotta go, you gotta go. Charges have been filed against a city council member in Kagoshima prefecture who is saying his reason …

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Man in Nothing but Women’s Underwear and a Wig Arrested in Gunma

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December 4, 2018
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What do you do after you get off your job at the pachinko parlor? A man claiming that he has spent the past month …

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Video Shows Wild Boar Attacking Salaryman On Fukuoka Street [Video]

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November 13, 2018
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This is why you don’t mess with wild boars. Ferocious and fairly common, wild boar are a major problem across Japan. Run into one …

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