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Japan Has an ‘Alter Ego’ Robot So You Can Go Out Without Going Out
People with extreme social withdrawal can interact with others using their alter ego: a white, nine-inch tall robot.
It’s 2021, and Tokyo Authorities Are Finally Phasing Out Floppy Disks
The disks have been out of production for more than a decade, but Tokyo’s local governments have been using them to store financial information.
A Black TikToker Was Accused of Appropriating a Japanese Character. Then She Was Banned.
“I don’t know how to put that lightly, but we can’t really get away with just wanting to dress up like a character without receiving some sort of hate, backlash, sexualized comments, or just a weird gaze upon us.”
Escorted by Police, Japan's Ex-Princess Starts New Life in US With Commoner Husband
The couple will reportedly live in a one-bedroom apartment in New York, both working to pay the rent.
Why Japan Can’t Bring Itself to Ban Sexual Depictions of Children in Manga
The country banned child abuse images, but the same restrictions don’t apply to pornographic manga and anime depicting children.
Japanese Driver Sues Railways Over a 49 Cents Fine for Causing 1-Minute Delay
The train operator argued that the driver should be penalized for missing one minute of work.
‘Exhausted’ Nurse Who Killed Patients With Poison in Their IV Drips Gets Life in Prison
The sentence concludes the nearly six-week trial of the former nurse, who previously said she was driven to kill her patients because of exhaustion.
Death Row Inmates Sue Japan Over ‘Inhumane’ Same-Day Executions
Prisoners who are sentenced to death “wake up each morning thinking ‘today could be the day,’” a lawyer said.
He Was a Yakuza. Now He Wants to Govern.
“Someone has to change Japan,” the former gangster told VICE World News.
Man Dressed as Joker Injured 17 People on Tokyo Subway in Halloween Knife Attack
The 24-year-old suspect reportedly sought to kill at least two people and wanted to be sentenced to death.
Japan’s Princess Mako to Move to 1-Bedroom New York Apartment After Marrying a Commoner
The former princess said she was “thankful” after giving up her royal status to marry her commoner boyfriend.