Contemporary Culture

Japan’s gaijin community is set to shrink to pre-Meiji era levels as they leave in droves due to Japanese women no longer finding them attractive. While male foreigners have long…

September 5th, 2014 The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo alerts U.S. citizens to the recent outbreak of dengue fever in Japan, the first since 1945.  Japanese media recently reported that 36 people who…

Uchida's speciality is throwing politics and philosophy, Aikido and women's issues, the income gap and Japan's slide into poverty, plus sex and relationship advice - all in one blender and…

While this year's "cool biz" trend is white pants, there are other wacky items on sale to help you beat the heat in the office. Our personal favorite, however, is…

A recent revelation that Hello Kitty isn't a cat has left people, including ourselves, scratching their heads.

"I love the sort of monster figures and dolls that appear on Ultraman, and I wanted to buy more with the money I made from the action figure [I stole],"…

Japanese courts reject a temporary restraining order for stalking victim Ikumi Yoshimatsu, who filed the request this January.

We are really just hoping that the thief will return the stolen goods," Masuzo Furukawa, the president of the company, told the JSRC via email. "Our basic principle is 'condemn…

So we reimagined Charisma Man, after way too many years in Japan---without every learning the language or blending into the culture. Meet "Abysmal Man"--an anti-hero for a new era. Dripping…

And the hostess is practicing pouring green tea As the businessmen get drunk real slow Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking Jinro