Dec 07 (WION) - A Japanese restaurant has gone viral for charging its customers to get slapped. Waitresses charge $2 to smack the diners across their faces.
Dec 07 (WION) - A Japanese restaurant has gone viral for charging its customers to get slapped. Waitresses charge $2 to smack the diners across their faces.
Shibuya Ward in Tokyo has announced that the Hachiko statue in front of Shibuya Station will be cordoned off on New Year’s Eve following the cancellation of the countdown event in the area.
The Japanese government is moving toward easing visa requirements for Chinese visitors, while maintaining conditions such as minimum income levels, according to sources.
In an incident at a theme park in Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture, where the floor of a 3D maze collapsed, injuring six people, police have decided to send case files for three related officials to prosecutors.
In the early hours of today, around 1 a.m., a green streak of light was observed in northern Hokkaido, specifically in Monbetsu City. At the same time, the phenomenon was also recorded in Shihoro Town, Tokachi region, and by a car’s dashcam in Kitami City in the eastern part of Hokkaido.
Kyoto City has unveiled a new strategy aimed at balancing the needs of residents with the demands of tourism, with Mayor Koji Matsui announcing plans to increase the lodging tax applied to hotels and inns within the city.
Popular Japanese actor and singer Nakayama Miho has been found dead at her home in Tokyo. She was 54. Police in the capital reportedly rushed to Nakayama's home in Shibuya Ward after receiving a call from her management agency on Friday afternoon. She was reportedly found dead in the bathroom. (NHK)
A man believed to be behind the X account 'Z Lee' and a rapper have been arrested by Tokyo Metropolitan Police on suspicion of trespassing at a club in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
The operator of an expressway network in the Tokyo metropolitan area is calling for caution after a person was spotted on an electric stand-up scooter on the expressway at nighttime. (NHK)
A two-year legal battle has ended with an Australian grandmother being found guilty of smuggling drugs into Japan, but her family say their fight is far from over. (ABC News)
Osaka City is taking steps to provide accommodations for young people with nowhere to stay.
What happens a gullible country gets tricked by an overproduced TV show? Fake experiments, absurd health claims... this is the story of how they fell for one of the biggest broadcast scandals ever. (Japanalysis)
Tokyo's Kabukicho district has seen a concentrated police crackdown on women soliciting customers for prostitution near Okubo Park, resulting in 50 arrests over approximately two months.
A passerby has pledged a generous donation of 600 million yen to restore an aging community pool. Who is behind this remarkable gesture?