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Japanese govt to launch official dating app to help citizens find love and save the country; do these platforms even work?
Japan's marriage rate has fallen to an all-time low, with the country’s Health Ministry reporting a…
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Spread of flesh-eating bacteria causes frenzy in Japan: Here’s all about STSS, the deadly disease that can kill in 2 days
Japan is experiencing an increase in cases of a rare and deadly disease caused by flesh-eating bact…
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Tokyo is launching a dating app where users have to verify their income and promise they want to get married, as Japan fights tumbling birth rates
Japan is facing critically low marriage and birth rates, prompting the government to take "unpreced…
Polly Thompson
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Japan's yakuza — once powerful organized crime figures — are reduced to stealing Pokémon cards
The once powerful yakuza, feared for their ferocity, are dwindling in numbers. And their crimes are…
Joshua Zitser
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The US didn't feel safe enough to raise a kid, so we moved to Japan
An American dad is happy living in Japan but worries about bullying. He plans to return to the US b…
Trevor D. Houchen
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I'm an American who visited Tokyo for the first time. Here are the expectations I had that were completely wrong.
Plenty of these expectations were exceeded. The sushi was the freshest I've had, the ramen was bett…
Monica Humphries
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The WWII Tokyo firebombing was the deadliest air raid in history, with a death toll exceeding those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US air raid killed up to 100,000 Japanese people, most of them civilians, signaling an escalati…
Yoonji Han
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Nike's high-cut body suit for Team USA highlights the weird differences between men's and women's Olympic outfits
For many athletes, it's clear that there is still a long way to go until all genders are treated eq…
Hannah Getahun
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China hacked Japan's sensitive defence networks, says report
As per The Washington Post, three former senior US officials, who was among a dozen current and for…
ANI
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Japan population down by largest margin in 2023, births at record low
A forecast by the Japanese government's National Institute of Population and Social Security Resear…
ANI
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My wife and I are raising 2 kids in Japan. Our marriage is not recognized here but it still feels easier than back home.
Carey Finn and her wife Ali each gave birth to one of their two kids in Tokyo. The Japanese birth c…
Carey Finn
Jet bursts into flames after crash with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport
All 379 passengers and crew members of a Japan Airlines flight survived a crash at Tokyo's busiest …
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It turns out Tokyo Disneyland actors stay in character even during tense earthquake warnings
Japan's been slammed by earthquakes and a deadly plane collision this week, but at least it has thi…
Matthew Loh
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Taylor Swift will have enough time to make it from her concert in Tokyo to the Super Bowl, Japan's diplomats assure fans
Japan's diplomats say Taylor Swift has time to make it from her Eras Tour concert in Tokyo on Febru…
Katie Balevic
How the Tokyo Metro is deep cleaned
The Tokyo Metro is a crucial public-transportation system that is globally recognized for its clean…
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A chef opened a tiny dessert spot in Tokyo that sells shaved ice for $18 a bowl. I know it's a massive markup, and I'd still pay for it again.
A pastry chef left a two Michelin-starred restaurant in Tokyo to open her own dessert shop, special…
Tammy Kwan
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Runway warning lights at Tokyo Haneda airport were reportedly broken when the Japan Airlines collision happened
A NOTAM message, containing important information for pilots, indicated lights showing when a runwa…
Tom Porter
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A taxi driver in Tokyo was arrested after being accused of running over a pigeon
Atsushi Ozawa, 50, told investigators that the road belongs to humans and that it was the pigeons "…
Matthew Loh
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I left the US at 17 to finish high school in rural Japan. The bold decision helped me build my dream life in Tokyo years later.
In 2015, at 17 years old, I made the brash and brave decision to leave my life behind in Oregon and…
Abi
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New Year's resolutions aren't just for grown-ups. These are the goals I've set for my 8-year-old son and blended family.
Sara Lyle is raising a blended family and decided to set 2024 New Year's resolutions that involve h…