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Poll: 90% of Japanese Moms Buy Valentine’s Chocolate For Their Sons

[ad_1] 90% of moms said they gift Valentine’s Day chocolates to their sons, ranging from preschool to post-graduate ages, out of fear that no girl will. Read more about Valentines in Japan from three surveys asking moms, their sons, and girls about their experiences. 90% of moms install a countermeasure of Valentine’s Day depression Valentine’s …

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Poll: 90% of Japanese Moms Buy Valentine’s Chocolate For Their Sons

[ad_1] 90% of moms said they gift Valentine’s Day chocolates to their sons, ranging from preschool to post-graduate ages, out of fear that no girl will. Read more about Valentines in Japan from three surveys asking moms, their sons, and girls about their experiences. 90% of moms install a countermeasure of Valentine’s Day depression Valentine’s …

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Sexy Tanaka-San: A Fumbled Drama Adaptation, a Tragic Death

[ad_1] Japanese TV stations often adapt popular manga into drama. Shows like What Did You Eat Yesterday? (きのう何食べた?; Kinou, Nani Tabeta?), which focused on the life of two gay men, and Tomorrow I’ll Be Someone’s Girlfriend (明日、私は誰かのカノジョ; Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo), which explored Japan’s relationship and sex economy, are just two recent examples …

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Sexy Tanaka-San: A Fumbled Drama Adaptation, a Tragic Death

[ad_1] Japanese TV stations often adapt popular manga into drama. Shows like What Did You Eat Yesterday? (きのう何食べた?; Kinou, Nani Tabeta?), which focused on the life of two gay men, and Tomorrow I’ll Be Someone’s Girlfriend (明日、私は誰かのカノジョ; Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo), which explored Japan’s relationship and sex economy, are just two recent examples …

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Frightening video shows Japan’s stop-and-listen-for-trains driving rule maybe isn’t so silly after all

[ad_1] If you read our series of articles about the process of getting a driver’s license in Japan without going to driving school, you might have noticed that there are some less-than-intuitive things they check for on the test. For example, even at controlled train crossings with a gate that comes down if a train …

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Takoyaki: The History of Japan’s Popular Street Food

[ad_1] Visit any street festival in Japan, and you’ll inevitably encounter the tasty snack takoyaki (たこ焼き). Cooked into little balls on a grill with rows of hemispherical molds, these crispy octopus dumplings often covered in garnishes and savory sauces are Osaka Prefecture’s pride and joy but have captured hearts all over Japan. Takoyaki is so …

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Takoyaki: The History of Japan’s Popular Street Food

[ad_1] Visit any street festival in Japan, and you’ll inevitably encounter the tasty snack takoyaki (たこ焼き). Cooked into little balls on a grill with rows of hemispherical molds, these crispy octopus dumplings often covered in garnishes and savory sauces are Osaka Prefecture’s pride and joy but have captured hearts all over Japan. Takoyaki is so …

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Japan Researchers Make Breakthrough Link Between Baths and Happiness

[ad_1] Ever feel guilty about taking a nice, long bath? Of course you haven’t. Now you have even less reason to be. A new study from researchers at Japan’s Tokyo City University reveals that the more you soak, the happier you probably are. Bathtime = happy time Picture: 8×10 / PIXTA(ピクスタ) There’s no denying that Japan …

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Japan Researchers Make Breakthrough Link Between Baths and Happiness

[ad_1] Ever feel guilty about taking a nice, long bath? Of course you haven’t. Now you have even less reason to be. A new study from researchers at Japan’s Tokyo City University reveals that the more you soak, the happier you probably are. Bathtime = happy time Picture: 8×10 / PIXTA(ピクスタ) There’s no denying that Japan …

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