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Why Do Japanese Sexually Harass On The Train?
Japanese Comedian Meshida - Jan 26
Do you know the Japanese word chikan? Chikan has become English and spread all over the world.
Australian woman arrested at Japanese airport a victim of love scam, family says
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.
Ex-Kabukicho host club worker allegedly forced customer into prostitution
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.
Japan court orders another forced sterilization payout
NHK - Jan 23
A Japanese court is ordering the government to compensate two people who were forcibly sterilized because of a disability. This is the third such ruling in under a year.
Emperor, Empress attend Imperial Guard parade for first time
NHK - Jan 20
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have attended a parade by members of the Imperial Guard for the first time.
Japan’s Night Parasites - What Are Scouts?
Japanese Comedian Meshida - Jan 20
In Japan's night industry there is a job called a scout.
Japanese thieves target Prius hybrids for platinum and palladium
Bloomberg - Jan 20
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrids are being targeted by thieves in Japan for components containing scarce metals that jumped in value following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Surviving old age is getting harder in Japan
The Diplomat - Jan 19
Seniors living in poverty or working to supplement their income are on the rise as Japan’s public pension system cracks under a super aging society.
The Japanese Street Gangs Challenging the Yakuza
VICE TV - Jan 18
The new wave of Japanese street gangs are challenging the power of the Yakuza and making inroads into the underground fighting scene.
Japanese firm defends ownership of ‘Nazi-tainted’ Van Gogh ‘Sunflowers’ painting
timesofisrael.com - Jan 18
A Japanese company has defended its ownership of Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” obtained at auction in 1987, after the family of its former owner filed a US lawsuit demanding its return.
Police say 13-year-old girl has admitted killing mother
Japan Today - Jan 17
A 13-year-old girl has admitted killing her mother in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, an investigative source said Tuesday.
Japan’s Shinto Festival Sees Men Bathing In Ice-Cold Water In Tokyo Shrine
news18.com - Jan 17
The world is full of cultures and traditions that fascinate us. While some of them make sense to us, others don’t and as much as they seem bizarre, people following them continue to do so with complete faith.
Woman arrested for taking friend’s key, giving it to accomplice to rob apartment during dinner
Japan Today - Jan 17
Police in Tokyo have arrested a 31-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of theft after she allegedly took a 34-year-old female acquaintance’s apartment key from her handbag during dinner and gave it to an accomplice to rob her apartment.
Japan's rise of net cafe refugees and youth poverty
The Japan Reporter - Jan 16
Net cafe refugees (also known as 'cyber-homeless') are the people in Japan who don't own or rent residence and stay in internet cafes or manga cafes.
Yukihiro Takahashi, drummer of legendary Japan band YMO, dies at 70
Nikkei - Jan 16
Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer of legendary Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, died Wednesday of aspiration pneumonia, his office said Sunday. He was 70.
Traditional Kyoto event features women archers
NHK - Jan 16
A traditional New Year's archery event in Kyoto drew women who turn 20 this year as performers.
