Japan Subculture Research Center

The insults included such gems as: “You should hurry up and get married!” "Can’t you have babies?” The remarks brought up bad memories for some of the population as it…

Media sources have linked Japan's recent hunting season to March's IWC ruling, but because you think Japan has broken the law, look closely.

The Japanese government will submit a bill to revise the controversial laws regulating dance clubs this fall in a special Diet session.

Tokyo is far to big to cover in one short trip, but Lonely Planet's travel guide to Tokyo shows you the places worth hitting.

A husband's lack of interested in the Disney movie "Frozen" was the icing on the cake that triggered his wife's demand for a divorce.

Japanese academia is crowded with smart, talented women, according to the book Kogakureki Jyoshino Hinkon, but it seems very few in this country have any idea how to welcome or…

Japanese singer-songwriter ASKA is known best for his 1991 hit single with music duo CHAGE and ASKA, “Say Yes,” but his recent arrest over drug possession shows that he just…

Tokyo first Bitcoin ATM is operational--at a bar and restaurant in the middle of Roppongi.

How to Use Fuck Correctly: 99 Phrases Using Fuck, Shit, Damn, and Hell that Schools won’t Teach You that Should be Used with Care (正しいFUCK 使い方学校では教えてくれない、取扱注意のFuck, Shit, Damn, Hellを使った99フレーズ) is…

In Japan, getting your hands on a gun is almost impossible, so the natural thing to do if you want a firearm is to make one. Or more appropriately, print…