[ad_1] A Korean restaurant in Japan found out the hard way that, when it comes to free machine translation tools, you get what you pay for. Hangsome (ハンサム) , a Korean specialty restaurant operated by Ikka Dining Project in Ishikawa, Chiba Prefecture, wanted to print a sign welcoming customers in Korean. According to local media …
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[ad_1] The recent change to the age of adulthood in Japan is prompting changes to the country’s “Coming of Age” ceremonies. However, rather than lower the age of the ceremony itself, most locales seem content with a simple rebrand. Coming of Age ceremonies in Japan date back to around 1948. The ceremonies are held by …
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[ad_1] Terao Saho (寺尾紗穂) begins this year’s “Someone’s melody” with her breathy voice floating down from a piercing high note along with a flowing piano arpeggio. This characteristic, lighter-than-air lilt to her voice has defined Terao’s nearly two-decade-long musical career. But an especially melancholy edge and a full orchestral backing make her 2022 solo effort …
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[ad_1] Japanese reconstruction minister Kenya Akiba tendered his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, becoming the fourth minister to leave the cabinet appointed by Kishida in August. Three other ministers have quit in close succession due to scandals, some involving funding and ties with the Unification Church. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s close …
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[ad_1] Marie Kondo wants you to know that her approach to cleaning isn’t no “ordinary cleaning”. The world-famous Japanese tidiness guru discussed her philosophy of cleanliness with national newspaper Asahi Shimbun. “The method of cleaning I’m advocating isn’t the everyday method of returning things to normal or tidying up here and there in the gaps …
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[ad_1] A woman employed by the Tokyo Taxation Bureau in Japan has been fired from her job for working eight separate jobs as a sex worker. The Bureau said the woman violated regulations against holding a second job. According to local media reports, the woman, 24, says she started working in order to cover her …
[ad_1] A Japanese-Brazilian woman who has been a permanent resident of Japan for 10 years was denied public assistance recently and told she should consider going back to her country. The woman is now speaking out about her experience to prevent it from happening to others. The story was broken by Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun. The …
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[ad_1] In recent months, we’ve covered drone-related developments in the Tohoku region in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Yamagata Prefectures. This is part of a broader push in Japan to use drones and other forms of automation in order to address labor shortages driven primarily by Japan’s aging population. In a recent regulatory reform to the country’s …
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[ad_1] The Christmas season is a time when restaurants and chains bring out special seasonal offerings. But Kentucky Fried Chicken in Spain has taken things one step further with a double homage to “Japanese culture” that’s left some scratching their heads. Twitter user yuusuke_shimo garnered over 120,000 likes with his report from Spain of this …
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[ad_1] It’s been a local and tourist curiosity for years. But new reports have forced Shibuya Ward in Tokyo to put the walls back up on its gimmicky “transparent toilets”. The toilets, located in Yoyogi Fukamachi Elementary Park and Haruno-Ogawa Community Park in Shibuya, Tokyo, contain material that’s transparent when the doors are unlocked. When …
Shibuya’s “Transparent Toilets” Don’t Always Work, Says Japan Internet Read More »