TOKYO| For a lot of people, most of the time, Japan being a safe country is a cliche that’s hard to argue with. Japan, in general, is considered a safe country because of low crime rates. And with regards to serious offenses such as rape and murder, there isn’t a lot of such crimes here, […]
Japanese Company Wants to Lease Young Women’s Armpits as Advertising Space
JAPAN| off all the places to advertise on a living human being, the armpits are probably at the bottom of the list for most people, but one Japanese company believes they are prime real-estate and is currently recruiting young female models willing to walk around with ads on their armpits. Living, breathing advertising billboards are […]
Japan is now planning to restrict chinese apps including tiktok
JAPAN| Japanese politicians are reported to be trying to restrict the use of Chinese-made apps like TikTok owned by ByteDance on data security issues. After the U.S. and India, Japan considers banning TikTok Last month, India and America banned TikTok. Recently, another news broke that Japan is also looking into the matter of banning TikTok […]
I legitimately hate whenever my country(Japan) is discussed on Social Media
Reddit| I am Japanese, I live in Japan. I am English/Japanese bilingual and I have lived and worked in both Japan and the United States. And do you know what really bothers me? Any time reddit talks about my country. Every so often a post about Japan will pop up in trending, like the post […]
Woman in short skirt arrested after inciting upskirt photography in Tokyo
Police have been told her partner was the driving force behind the scam. While Japan is widely considered to be a safe society to live in, the problem of “chikan” (gropers and perverts who engage in lewd behaviour like taking photos up women’s skirts) still persists in crowded spaces like trains and train stations. It’s […]
When a beloved street cat died, locals memorialized her by putting a statue of her in her favorite spot
Cats can become a special part of our lives, even when they don’t belong to us. Many communities are filled with stray cats, who have no owners but manage to survive thanks to the kindness of strangers who make it a habit of caring for them, providing food and shelter. Istanbul in particular is notable, not […]
Japanese Man Hasn’t Spoken to His Wife in 20 Years, Despite Living in the Same House
Japan| Despite living under the same roof and raising their three children together, a Japanese husband hasn’t spoken a single word to his wife in the last 20 years. No marriage is perfect, and spouses sometimes give each other the silent treatment when they’re upset. But either they go their separate ways or try to […]
After being dumped, “bald and messy middle aged man” changes life with bodybuilding, cosplay, and “muscle taxi”
JAPAN| Japanese self-proclaimed bald and disorderly middle-aged man Shirapyon (@lonestarsde66) recently took to Twitter to let others known of a transformation in his life and share what helped motivate him to move forward with it. While Shirapyon used to be an avid gym goer, after graduating university he slowly retreated into inactivity and let himself […]