14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (997+ words) As much as Japan is all about convenience and the spirit of hospitality, one thing that continues to confound visitors to Japan is the lack of trash cans. This can be particularly frustrating when you’re travelling and enjoying the sights,…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (380+ words) Prosecutors in Okayama have suspended a male prosecution clerk in his 50s for six months for taking home copies of images of victims in voyeuristic filming cases. The Okayama District Public Prosecutors Office said the images had been kept as records,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (742+ words) ▼ The last lot of IC cards with the Suica Penguin have already been shipped, signalling the end of an era. Well, that question was answered today, when the company announced that it would indeed be replacing the penguin with a…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (689+ words) The reason for this is that in cases of “special fraud” (tokushu sagi), scammers often ask for payment in the form of electronic currency that can be acquired through prepaid cards sold at convenience stores. These cards can be convenient…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (457+ words) The chapter on main dishes in my cookbook, “Greek Out,” starts with an explanation of what “main dish” means to me. Most people, understandably, immediately think of dinner. Because in many places that’s the biggest meal of the day, and…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (271+ words) A woman made an unsuccessful attempt to evade police on Wednesday, bumping into three police cars and driving for about 10 kilometers on the wrong side of a highway in Chiba Prefecture, police said. On a street in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (266+ words) A 22-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault for allegedly kicking her 2-year-old son, who died after being assaulted by her boyfriend in Yokohama, police said Wednesday. The boy had multiple subcutaneous bruises on his body, and the…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (608+ words) A fatal accident involving a hiker and her dog at a scenic gorge near Tokyo has highlighted the risks of taking pets into the mountains, as authorities and hiking experts grapple with how to balance safety with a growing appetite…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (223+ words) 3 strikes and you're out, child and parents. Show them videos of even 1 minute length of their kids in class. Publicly even. Watch them shut up The same way that an employer should deal with instances of employees being subjected to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (459+ words) The family of a three-year-old girl who died of heatstroke after being left behind on a preschool bus in Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture, in 2022, gathered at the bus parking lot on Saturday to mourn her death. On September 5, 2022, China Kawamoto,…...