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Japan’s capital city is in the worst place. Did Tokyo have the worst environment?
The birth of the devil’s fruit! Has it become real at last?
Kotodama (the spirit of words). Will believers be saved?
The people who revive lost industries. Will they be the catalyst for Japan’s economic revival?
More popular abroad than in Japan? What is so great about ukiyo-e?
Bushido 5: Hagakure – The Samurai Mind
Japan is a safe country, but it is true that only umbrellas are stolen?!
How about underwear like these to always make you feel like you are a samurai?
The Japanese thinking of “necessary evil” (hitsuyo aku). You are not judged a bad person just because you have broken the law!
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Do Japanese women look cute because they are good at wearing make-up?
You may ask this question if you are a foreigner who has been to Japan. I think that the majority of Japanese women have good make-up wearing techniques, and most are quite pretty. So, what about ...
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It is no longer Japanese culture. The level of service of love hotels is incredible.
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Japanese-style delinquent youth (“Yankee” in Japanese) fashion was popular among students. Is it popular again among the youth now?
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Cheating men sentenced to cross-dressing? Were the workers more important than the customers in the Japanese sex industry?
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A nice mix of Japan and Western culture. Matching a kimono with boots is a big name in history
Lifestyle
Goods
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The curious connection between ramen and Japanese instruments
Did you know that there is a traditional Japanese instrument hidden inside the ramen that people love? This time I will explain about the curious relationship between ramen and a Japanese ...
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The differences between Japan and Western measures against cold weather. Is Japan more efficient?
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The characteristics of Japanese kitchen knives that have captured the world’s attention. Once you’ve used one, can you use any other knife?
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What’s happening to Japan? “Kodokushi” (lonely deaths) are rapidly increasing among young people.
Kodokushi has been a concern in Japan for over a decade. The deaths, which occur unnoticed and are discovered more than a few days after death, were mainly elderly people living alone. It is ...
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The “seismic intensity” scale in earthquake-prone Japan. How is it different to Magnitude?
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Are Japanese police artists?
Cuisine
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What sushi tastes the hottest with wasabi? The mysteries of wasabi.
Sushi and sashimi have spread around the world as quintessential Japanese foods, but many people do not like wasabi. Did you know that wasabi, with its pungent taste that penetrates the nose, is ...
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Foreigners rave about Japanese convenience stores! What’s different about them?
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Japanese meat culture that changed history itself. Why name meat after plants?
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Meals of the samurai. What they mustn’t eat.
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Let‘s enjoy oysters: the taste of winter!
Japanese Language
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“Yōkai” (strange apparitions) are hidden within the Japanese language. You may be using the words too.
Hello, Japanese language learners! Did you know that there are names of yōkai lurking within the Japanese language that you regularly use? I would like to introduce some words derived from yōkai, ...
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Japanese they don’t teach you at school. Find out what Japanese really think!
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The incomprehensible Japanese used by Japanese who cannot say “No”
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Difficult Japanese. How do you describe the end of a flower’s life?
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A mystery of the Japanese language. Why do we give a “tsumaranai mono” (Literal meaning: something worthless) to somebody special?
