The singer shot to the top of the charts in Japan when she was still a teenager. Now, the 22-year-old, who has never revealed ...

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In order to increase tax revenue, Japan is encouraging young people in the country to drink more alcohol with its "Sake Viva!" contest.

In Japan, I felt culture shock seeing how the local etiquette is far different from what I'm used to in the US. In some ways, it's better, too.

One nation with a particularly fascinating drinking culture is Japan, particularly in the sense of how that culture is shaped by the federal laws that govern it.

Life is easier for autistic people in Japan because many of the signature behavioral characteristics of autism are “in line with the Japanese way of life” (Atherton et al., 2023).

In America, masks have become a weapon in the culture wars. In Japan, wearing one is no big deal, and deaths have stayed low.