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Curious why there are two names for salmon in Japanese? There's an interesting historical (and scientific!) reason behind that.

Fukushima is launching an experimental app to see if gamifying housework will help close the chore gap in Japanese households.

The new national legal requirement doesn't carry any direct fines, and customers face no potential punishment for crossing the line.

Just as the government is adding Japanese-language requirements to certain visas, the twice-yearly JLPTs are getting seriously crowded.

Does Japan REALLY welcome its new robot overlords? A deep dive into what Japan thinks about AI.

Sick in Japan? Don't panic. Learn where tourists can get care, what it costs, and why travel insurance matters.

Want to break up with someone, but are afraid what their reaction might be? Japan has a service for that.

Languages can be stubborn things. You can see this clearly in Japanese, where multiple layers of kanji pronunciation exist to this day.

Soni Village has beautiful fields of Japanese silver grass, and also a somewhat unique overtourism problem.

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