Unseen Japan<p>In Japan, it seems there’s a service for everything. But one business may cross both ethical *and* legal lines. Meet the wakaresaseya – Japan’s “break up” companies – who promise to destroy another's happiness so you can get yours. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/breakup-companies-wakaresaseya-japan/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/breakup-compa</span><span class="invisible">nies-wakaresaseya-japan/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/relationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>relationships</span></a></p>
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Unseen Japan<p>Mass strikes, the creation of the 8-hour workday, and an early 20th-century vogue for foreign words - all led to the most popular Japanese word many don't even realize is foreign in origin. Here's how "saboru" came to be.</p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/saboru-the-strange-origins-of-cutting-class-in-japan/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/saboru-the-st</span><span class="invisible">range-origins-of-cutting-class-in-japan/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>Wanna see Mt. Fuji? Can't be f*cked to actually hike the dang thing? That's okay - it's overcrowded anyway. Instead, enjoy these spots around the area where you can get spectacular views for far less effort. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/mt-fuji-viewing-spots/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/mt-fuji-viewi</span><span class="invisible">ng-spots/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>“The beer a new hire did their best to pour” </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>We’ve been producing Unseen Japan for almost seven years now. During that time, the country’s changed a lot – and continues to evolve. Here are a few of the most prominent myths we've spotted, as well as some things that are slowly changing.</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/WPb7Yax" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/WPb7Yax</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>"I screamed - thought these were towns I'd never heard of" </p><p>Sign shows a train bound for Shizuoka and Tokyo, but the names are meant to be read left-to-right. Reading down - which is still standard in Japanese print media - produces "Shizuto" and "Okakyo." </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>Bad tourist behavior has drawn a lot of media attention in Japan recently. Now, one shrine in Nagasaki Prefecture has banned any tourism – from inside or outside of Japan – in a bid to protect its grounds. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/watadzumi-shrine-bans-tourists-visitors/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/watadzumi-shr</span><span class="invisible">ine-bans-tourists-visitors/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>With the resignation of Fuji Media Holding's Hieda Hisashi, the Nakai Masahiro scandal is now the most impactful media event in decades, writes Jake Adelstein: "This isn’t the West exporting protest. This is Japan evolving—painfully, publicly, and irrevocably."</p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/nakai-masahiro-scandal-impact/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/nakai-masahir</span><span class="invisible">o-scandal-impact/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/tv" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tv</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entertainment</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>One important rule to obey when bicycling in Japan is the hook turn rule. To turn right at a signal, you need to go straight ahead through the crosswalk, turn to the right, and go straight when the light turns again. I.e., you do NOT use the right-turn lane that cars use. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/bicycling-in-japan-for-tourists/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/bicycling-in-</span><span class="invisible">japan-for-tourists/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bicycling</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>Japanese society has grown more attentive to women’s rights in recent years. However, institutions can be slow to catch up. In the latest positive development, Japan’s National Police Agency is taking a leap forward by updating its fashions for female police officers. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/japan-national-police-agency-skirts/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/japan-nationa</span><span class="invisible">l-police-agency-skirts/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>In what is surely a bad sign for the summer to come, Japan yesterday saw temperatures of 30C (86F) - the first time Japan has seen 真夏日 (manatsubi), or a day 30C or over, in March in 26 years. </p><p><a href="https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/7c9021667bb1d4edc6eb75b075156a74ea9fb6f3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/7c90</span><span class="invisible">21667bb1d4edc6eb75b075156a74ea9fb6f3</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>"This photo never fails to invoke a certain je ne sais quoi"</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>"There's no feminism in Japan!!" claim dudes on their fourth anime waifu body pillow. That's not true. It's so not true, in fact, that we wrote a three-part series detailing extremely how not true it is. Learn more about feminism in Japan from Meiji to today.</p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/feminist-movement-in-japan-meiji-wwii/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/feminist-move</span><span class="invisible">ment-in-japan-meiji-wwii/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>The cost of rice is continuing to skyrocket in Japan. The average price over one week from March 10th has risen to 4,172 yen (USD $27.60) for a 5kg bag. That's a rise of 2,126 yen over the same period last year & the 11th week straight it's gone up. </p><p><a href="https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/847194" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fnn.jp/articles/-/847194</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>The Japanese government is finally preparing to ditch its old romanization system for the Japanese language in favor of the de facto international standard – and the standard that, in reality, most of the government actually uses. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/japan-hepburn-romanization-70-years/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/japan-hepburn</span><span class="invisible">-romanization-70-years/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>Most married, working women in Japan are stuck with an unfair share of housework - including dishes. So why aren't dishwashers more prevalent in Japanese kitchens? Here's why one critic blames the male-dominated real estate industry for keeping kitchens tiny. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/dishwashers-japan-sexism/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/dishwashers-j</span><span class="invisible">apan-sexism/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
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An incident involving Japanese travelers in China shows that tourist idiocy is universal. It came out this week that a Japanese man and woman were arrested - and subsequently deported - in January after he pulled down his trousers at the Great Wall while she recorded it.
https://unseen-japan.com/japanese-tourists-great-wall-arrested/
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A man dared a hostess in Tokyo to a drinking game. She died several hours later. The story demonstrates how obscenely wealthy men use their power to take advantage of economically disadvantaged women for nothing but the sake of their own amusement.
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Preliminary numbers from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) show the country’s number of births dropped to 729,880 in 2024. That’s a dip of 37,643 from the previous year, or a full 5%.
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US President and would-be dictator Donald Trump is threatening Japan over its weak yen policy. Asahi says he announced at a press conference that if the country didn't abandon pursuing a weak yen by keeping interest rates low, it'd "raise tariffs a little" to "balance" things out.
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