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Thousands of foreigners in Japan face discrimination for not being Japanese: survey

Nearly 30 percent of foreigners living in Japan complained of discrimination “for not being Japanese,” according to a survey released on Friday.

Asia Pacific | 2017-04-02 12:49

Male actors 'endangered species' of Japanese adult movie industry

Adult movie actors are in short supply in Japan. “The number of adult film actors is less than the known population of Bengal tigers,” said Shimiken, 35, touted as the king of adult films. “We are at the edge of extinction.”

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-29 14:58

Website leaks text messages of scandal involving Japanese PM's wife

A mysterious Japanese website has disclosed text messages allegedly exchanged between the Japanese Prime Minister’s wife Akie Abe and the Moritomo Kindergarten president’s wife Aki Kagoike, key players in a political scandal sweeping Japan. The website, “Akie-leaks,” posted 73 photos of a pink mobile device showing text messages. It alleged that Kagoike owns the device. The p...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-26 17:41

[Ohayo Japan] Self-checkout upsets Japanese consumers

Japanese people find self-checkout machines irritating compared to conventional payment methods using credit cards or cash, a survey found on Tuesday. Career Connection, a Japanese business survey agency, said, “Customers’ complaints against the machines are increasing. “There were hundreds of comments criticizing the inconvenience of self-checkout machines in supermarkets on...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-21 16:04

[Ohayo Japan] Japanese freelancers walk tough road with no contracts

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan has released statistics showing that 20 percent of more than 10 million freelancers in the nation have no contract with their companies. Among about 10.6 million freelancers, counted by Japanese crowd-sourcing company Lancers, 19 percent had only verbal contracts, the ministry’s February statement said. Without contr...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-17 17:10

[Ohayo Japan] 'Ghost in the Shell' dubbed in original Japanese voices

The original cast of Japanese animation series “Ghost in the Shell” will dub its Hollywood film remake, starring Scarlett Johansson Three key original cast members will provide voices to the remake, including Atsuko Tanaka, the voice of the main character Major Motoko Kusanagi. A movie executive said, “The casting director decided to use the original cast to maintain the anim...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-16 17:30

[Ohayo Japan] Japanese have big appetite for Haagen-Dazs

American ice-cream brand Haagen-Dazs will host a tasting titled “Haagen-Dazs & Lounge” in Tokyo on Mar. 24-25. The event, from 1p.m. to 8 p.m. at a studio decorated in black and white in Jingu district, will introduce the “double cookie and cream” flavor to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original “cookie and cream,” according to the maker. Visitors can taste both flavo...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-15 17:01

Chinese fans celebrate stars' birthdays in US

Celebrating celebrities’ birthdays with public advertisements, known as “support culture,” is becoming part of Chinese fandom. Fans choose their favorite stars’ photos and raise the advertising expenses without the stars’ help or participation. The advertisements are displayed in the most prominent places, such as subway stations, on buses or on video screens on planes. Chine...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-15 16:57

Korea lacks citizenship education, says Japanese journalist

Korea needs stronger “citizenship education,” which could strengthen patriotism and sense of citizenship, a Japanese journalist has suggested. On Feb. 19, journalist Mu-keong Shin said on Yahoo Japan that Korea had low sense of citizenship compared to other countries. The third generation Korean-Japanese said, “Clearly there is a need for citizenship education, but it is not ...

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-12 16:55

Wrongly ordered 2,400 cakes sell out through SNS

A total of 2,400 mistakenly ordered cakes sold quickly via Twitter. Aizawa Supermarket, in the far northern Japanese city of Wakkanai on Hokkaido, meant to order 240 cakes from a nearby bakery. Unfortunately, the owner put an extra zero on the number by mistake _ and 2,400 cakes were delivered the next day. The desperate owner called for help via Twitter.

Asia Pacific | 2017-03-12 13:34

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