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Why do people spend so long in jail without going to trial in Japan?

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Switch 2 release date announced, Nintendo to sell both "Japan-only" and "multi-language" versions

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Foreign resident of Japan sentenced to eight months in prison for vandalizing Tokyo shrine

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Foreign resident of Japan starts work as city's first-ever non-Japanese rickshaw puller【Photos】

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How to get a beef bowl breakfast in Japan for only 290 yen (some assembly required)

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On Heels of Obama, Mickey Mouse Comes Out in Support of Gay Marriage

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Disney characters dress up as Bearbricks for Halloween, results range from cute to disturbing

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Japanese politician offers official apology for saying town's rice tastes bad, had to be in-person

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Japanese airline now has an onboard gacha capsule toy machine

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Aichi senior and former fraud victim arrested for fraud

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Part-time clerk arrested for making over 200 million yen in fake purchase to steal free points

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Japanese schoolteacher losing job for misconduct after being caught in convenience store…working

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Too sexy to show, or sexier not showing anything? Anime to air in audio-only on Tokyo TV channel

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Upright napping capsules on sale in Japan now

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Japan has a new energy drink designed to pair with one of its favorite instant noodle brands

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Cold curry noodles? Is Japan's favorite curry rice restaurant's idea crazy enough to work?

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Soon you'll be able to spend the night in a convenience store parking lot when traveling in Japan

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Rental grandma service growing in Japan, can help cook or break up with boyfriends

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Lucifers Japanese street gang holds official disbanding ceremony inside police station

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"I should not have gone out naked" admits man arrested at shrine in Japan

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Brand-new theme park in Japan charges foreign tourists 25 percent more than locals for tickets

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EarthBound shop and art exhibition open in Tokyo for fans of Nintendo's quirkily charming classic

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Tokyo prostitution ring members who targeted foreigners arrested

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Studio Ghibli specialty shop in Tokyo Station announces indefinite closure, for kindhearted reason

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Hayao Miyazaki's final TV anime gets popup shop in Tokyo opening this summer

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Japanese pop star Ado wants to know if Americans actually eat one of Japan's favorite "Western foods"

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Sailor Moon Museum will finally make its outside-Japan debut

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60th Anniversary Sanrio Exhibition opens this month to celebrate the Japanese culture of cute

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Summer in Japan doesn't sound like summer in Japan right now

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Japanese airlines, including JAL and ANA, enacting new mobile battery carry-on rules this month

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New multi-floor arcade opens in Tokyo on same day Akihabara landmark announces closure

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Survey asks foreign tourists what bothered them in Japan, more than half gave same answer

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Foreign tourists on Shinkansen bullet train break suitcase etiquette, angering local passengers

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Possessing Harry Potter's Sword of Godric Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan

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Japan's deadliest food claims more victims, but why do people keep eating it for New Year's?

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Japanese convenience store Family Mart announces abolishment of eat-in spaces

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Studio Ghibli releases Kodama forest spirits from Princess Mononoke to light up your home

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Major Japanese hotel chain says reservations via overseas booking sites may not be valid

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The top 10 annoying foreign tourist behaviors on trains, as chosen by Japanese people【Survey】

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