15 things that can't be seen anywhere but in Japan
Top Discovery -- Nov 08
Japan is a country more advanced and cultured than any other. Whether it's food, scenic tourist
destinations, entertainment, technological prowess or even the lifestyle of locals, there is no
match for Japan.
The country has built a distinct and extraordinary reputation for itself over the
past few decades. And now, we find things in Japan that we can't imagine coming across in any
other country. The Japanese are no doubt way ahead of any other nation in almost every
aspect.

NHK - Feb 04
A district court in Osaka, western Japan, has sentenced a 60-year-old man to life in prison for robbing and killing a 31-year-old woman from Vietnam in April last year.

maritime-executive.com - Feb 04
Two Japanese cargo ships collided while traveling through the Kurushima Strait in the Seto Inland Sea on the night of February 2 with one of the vessels capsizing and later sinking.

ANNnewsCH - Feb 04
People who are fascinated by manhole covers are called "manholers". About 14,000 people visited the "Manhole Summit" held last year. What's the attraction?

yahoo.com - Feb 03
The post Foo Fighters, The Strokes to Headline Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival 2023 appeared first on Consequence.

NHK - Feb 03
A Japanese man who is suspected to have instructed a recent series of robberies across Japan had his girlfriend repeatedly bring defrauded money four years ago from Japan to the Philippines, where he is based.

Argus News - Feb 03
Japan's crime rate increased for the first time in 20 years in 2022, as relaxed Covid-19 regulations may have led to a rise in instances of street crime, a police said on Thursday.

Japanese Comedian Meshida - Feb 01
There are many female Idol groups in Japan. Cute young girls singing and dancing and fans to do their best to support them.

econotimes.com - Jan 31
On the afternoon of October 16 last year a brawl erupted between two groups of gangsters in a restaurant on the 58th floor of the Sunshine 60 high-rise building in Ikebukuro, a central neighbourhood of Tokyo.

Japan Today - Jan 30
Nitori is a major home furnishings chain in Japan with hundreds of stores across the country. They even expanded to North America for about a decade under the brand Aki-Home, with both names deriving from the founder Akio Nitori.

Dark side of Japan - Jan 28
She has circumstances that cause her to hoard things in her room.

Japan Today - Jan 26
A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of damaging property after a number of people were spattered with what appeared to be ink on their kimonos as they attended a celebratory event for 20-year-olds earlier this month in southwestern Japan, according to police.

The People - Jan 26
Leaving the ultramodern neon-lit streets behind us, we are entering Eastern Tokyo and getting close to an area called San’ya.

scmp.com - Jan 26
Eight men have been arrested in connection with an October robbery in the suburban Tokyo city of Inagi, police said Thursday, as officers attempt to track down the “Luffy” ringleader suspected to be behind a spate of burglaries across the country.

Japanese Comedian Meshida - Jan 26
Do you know the Japanese word chikan? Chikan has become English and spread all over the world.

SMH - Jan 25
The family of a prominent Indigenous community leader detained in Japan claims she was groomed by a Nigerian love scammer for two years before she was arrested for suspected drug trafficking.

Kyodo - Jan 24
A former worker at a host club in Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district has been arrested on suspicion of coercing a female customer into prostitution so she could pay off her bills, police said Monday.