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Japanese men list seven traits that would make it impossible for them to date a woman
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2017 - Tweet
They say you’ve got to take the good with the bad in a relationship, but in these cases, they’d rather pass on the whole thing.
Asian foreigners give their thoughts on what life is like being Asian in Japan
- Evie Nyan
May 11, 2017
Much has been written about the experience of being a Western-looking foreigner in Japan. But what is the situation like for foreigners of Asian backgrounds?
- Japan
- (Asian • culture • foreigner • foreigners in Japan • interview • society • That Japanese Man Yuta • video)
Sexy Japanese cosplayer thanks foreign fans for (relatively) classy behavior, lack of “dick pics”
- Casey Baseel
May 4, 2017
Says messages from overseas admirers “almost make me swoon.”
Foreigners in Japan sound off on the top four quirks of the Japanese job-hunting system
- Koh Ruide
Apr 30, 2017
Looking for a job here in Japan? You better prepare yourself for these four quirks.
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 “shikata ga nai” (“it can’t be helped”) situations in Japan【Weird Top Five】
- Scott Wilson
Apr 27, 2017
Things that “can’t be helped” in Japan, but are maybe a little different elsewhere in the world.
- Japan
- (culture • scotto-sensei • society • W.T.F. Japan • Weird Top Five)
Emperors, anime icons, and porn stars show up in six-nation survey of most famous Japanese people
- Casey Baseel
Apr 27, 2017
Respondents in the U.S., China, and four other countries’ top 10 answers included Pokémon, military leaders, and adult film actresses.
- Europe, Japan, Korea, SE Asia, USA
- (anime • celebrities • culture • Hayao Miyazaki • history • internationalism • manga • Pikachu • society • Sola Aoi • survey)
Smartphone remorse – Commuting with a blindfold to better understand blind pedestrians’ plight
- Casey Baseel
Apr 26, 2017
After staring at his phone and almost crashing into a blind pedestrian in Tokyo, our reporter decided to walk a mile in his shoes.
- Japan
- (blind • disabled • experiment • P.K. Sanjun • society)
Sip in silence – Japanese beer makers agree to stop putting “gulping” sounds in their commercials
- Casey Baseel
Apr 25, 2017
New age restrictions also put in place for actors and actresses, even anime ones.
Bloomberg’s video makes Japanese business etiquette seem way more complicated than it really is
- Casey Baseel
Apr 11, 2017
Common sense will actually keep you pretty safe when navigating the “etiquette minefield” of a job interview in Japan.
Our Japanese-language reporter dishes on the differences between cool guys in Tokyo and Osaka
- Krista Rogers
Apr 11, 2017
Seiji Nakazawa, our Osaka-raised correspondent, shares what he thinks the region-based criteria are for ikemen in Japan’s two major cites.
Japan awards foster parent status to same-sex couple for first time
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2017
National government confirms legality of decision by administrators in Osaka.
Japanese college women pick between men who’re short and handsome or tall and plain in survey
- Casey Baseel
Mar 22, 2017
When they can’t have it all, where do their priorities lie?
Japanese college students discuss whether kids should be allowed to watch anime, play video games
- Casey Baseel
Mar 22, 2017
Both sides of the debate express concerns about children’s mental and emotional development.
Tokyo lifehack: How to get rid of the “customer pullers” who’ll pester you in the bar district
- Casey Baseel
Mar 13, 2017
Japan’s infamous bar barkers often won’t take no for an answer, but one veteran says this response will stop them in their tracks.
- Japan
- (bars • funny • izakaya • Japanese language • kyakuhiki • lifehack • restaurants • society)
Online backlash suggests smokers are becoming less tolerated in Japan
- Evie Nyan
Mar 3, 2017
Japan’s nonsmokers hit back against “smoking etiquette”, suggesting the best etiquette would be to quit once and for all.
- Japan
- (etiquette • smoking • smoking ban • society)
Illustration shows difference in how Japanese men and women think of different women’s body types
- Casey Baseel
Feb 27, 2017
Artist thinks men have a much narrower view of what’s attractive.
- Japan
- (beauty • illustration • society)
Two men stab themselves to get out of going to work in separate incidents
- Master Blaster
Feb 27, 2017
When calling in sick just won’t do, a couple men took ditching work to a whole new level.
Japanese Twitter seems to have no problems with Karlie Kloss’ “geisha” photo shoot
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2017
With the controversy over the model’s Vogue photos ongoing, has anyone bothered to check on how Japan feels?
- Global, Internet, Japan, USA
- (controversy • culture • discrimination • geisha • Karlie Kloss • kimono • photography • racism • society • Vogue)
With Japan’s day care shortage, how hard is it to bring your baby to work with you? We experiment
- Casey Baseel
Feb 17, 2017
Today, there’s a RocketBaby in the RocketNews24 office.
- Japan
- (babies • experiment • family • kids • P.K. Sanjun • society • working in Japan)
W.T.F. Japan: Top 5 ways to get rid of the annoying door-to-door NHK guy 【Weird Top Five】
- Scott Wilson
Feb 16, 2017
How to swiftly, and humorously, deal with the bane of every TV owner’s existence in Japan.
- Japan
- (lifehack • NHK • salesmen • scotto-sensei • society • television • TVs • W.T.F. Japan • Weird Top Five)
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Foreign tourist numbers drop in Osaka, despite record-setting highs from U.S. and Korea
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