Japan Subculture Research Center

Japan gets its first dengue fever outbreak in 60 years.

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.

More than ten people have been infected with dengue fever, according to Japanese media reports.

The UN committee does not give ratings to countries on well they are doing in "eliminating racial discrimination" but the essence of third improvement order to Japan was: "you're failing…

"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.

An Osaka male attempted to sue Yahoo! arguing that the display of his arrest record constitutes defamation. The courts don't agree.

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…