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What you need to know to avoid the typical izakaya traps: all about touting, snuck-in fees, and fishy business practices.

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A Zainichi Korean woman is suing a hotel in Tokyo after they refused to let her check in under her Korean name.

JR East is letting riders vote on its new mascot. But some expressed skepticism that their opinion would be taken seriously.

A viral post brings to light that changing a name in Japan is much cheaper than you might think... but that doesn't mean it's ...

The printers who make fan manga possible are closing at an alarming rate. The Middle East ink crisis is only one cause.

A recent social media discussion that could have turned dicey instead became a referendum on a single Chinese particle.

A canceled baseball pitch demonstrates how Japan's nightlife workers are stigmatized, even after they move on with their lives.

Japan's tourist traps know how to look trustworthy online, creating paid reviews, inflated ratings, and search rankings to ...