Society News On Japan
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April 19, 2023 - 06:18
Have you ever heard of a happening bar? A happening bar is as the name suggests, a bar where happenings take place. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)
April 17, 2023 - 18:17
Nagasaki police confirmed on Monday (April 17) that a Taiwanese tourist died at a hospital after falling off a boat ride at a theme park. (Taiwan News)
April 16, 2023 - 15:59
Eleven people were injured when a wooden festival cart was overturned in the streets of Sakai City in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.
(NHK)
April 14, 2023 - 05:08
A Japanese waitress has been sacked after she was found to have mixed her own blood into the cocktails of unbeknownst customers. (dailymail.co.uk)
April 13, 2023 - 01:54
Japanese singer and songwriter Okamoto Kauan — a former client of the Johnny & Associates agency — has alleged that agency founder and long-time head Johnny Kitagawa committed numerous acts of sexual abuse against him and others. (variety.com)
April 12, 2023 - 00:32
To live in Japanese society having the ability to read the room is more important than anything else. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)
April 10, 2023 - 17:18
A 56-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder after attacking customers and a store clerk with a tent peg at a supermarket in Osaka.
(NOJ / YTV NEWS)
April 10, 2023 - 07:21
An 18-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in a waiting room on a platform at a train station in Nagoya on Saturday night, police said Sunday, adding that a 29-year-old man suspected of stabbing her apparently killed himself by jumping from the platform into the path of an oncoming train. (Japan Today)
April 8, 2023 - 08:57
No food or alcohol will be served at the Imperial garden party that is due to be held in Tokyo next month for the first time in five years.
(NHK)
April 7, 2023 - 10:40
Kim Kardashian has been working on a 'dream project' in collaboration with Japanese architect Tadao Ando for the past two years, according to her latest Instagram post. (dailymail.co.uk)
April 6, 2023 - 18:45
A 34-year-old man who stole an ancient wooden statue from Zenkoji Temple in Nagano City on Wednesday has been arrested after police identified him from security footage.
(NOJ)
April 6, 2023 - 12:03
My friend and I went to the cheapest and most expensive hair salons in Tokyo! (SHUNchan)
April 5, 2023 - 15:47
Japanese police jailed two Marines on Okinawa in separate incidents over the weekend at a popular nightlife district outside Kadena Air Base. (stripes.com)
April 3, 2023 - 23:19
Japan is famous for having a lower incidence of sexual crimes compared to other advanced countries, according to statistics. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)
April 3, 2023 - 22:59
Thirty-two dolphins have been found washed up on a beach on the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. (NHK)
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