If your commemorative Suica card expires and you want to reclaim the 500 yen deposit and any existing balance, you can’t simply reactivate it. You need to turn the physical card in - which means losing your collector's item.
https://unseen-japan.com/tokyo-station-suica-cards-expiration/
An admin assistant with Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces has had his pay cut by 1/5th for a month for sexism. The assistant in his 40s, among other things, reportedly said things like, "No wonder people think you can't get by without relying on a man."
You could spend weeks in Tokyo and still not experience everything it has to offer. Most of its popular tourist spots are well-known. However, there are still plenty of “hidden gems” a little off the beaten path. Learn about a few below.
A 34yo male and 24yo female elementary school teacher in Kobe were suspended for six months for having sex multiple times in the hallways, changing rooms, & other spots after hours. They were busted when the vice-principal heard them doing it in a storage room 😅😭
Rohto Pharmaceuticals asked 400 men and women between the ages of 18 and 29 if they wanted kids in the future. For the first time in the poll's history, the percentage of women who didn't exceeded that of men, with more women fearing the impact on their careers.
21-year-old Harukawa Moe dreamed of working at the Pokémon Center in Tokyo's Ikebukuro. Her ex-boyfriend turned that dream into a nightmare. Critics say her murder highlights the tragic gaps in Japan's anti-stalking law.
https://unseen-japan.com/pokemon-center-ikebukuro-stalking-murder/
Different love hotels have responded to safety & payment issues in different ways. Hotel Forum uses the “classic” method: literally locking guests in their rooms. To leave, you have to pay at a machine inside the room to unlock the door.
As Japan struggles with population decline, a new survey shows that 64.7% of Japanese women ages 18-29 don't want children. Only 60.7% of young men said the same. Respondents cited impact to their careers as the driving reason.
Members of the idol group Momoiro Kakumei (Peach-Colored Revolution) missed a performance in Okinawa b/c two members had tickets issued under their stage names & couldn't board, according to a now-deleted social media post from the group.
Enter this love hotel in Osaka, and you'll be greeted by a sign of white people grilling you about your sexual exploits.
"The man's all panting, excited - what's his strategy today?"
"The woman seems shy, but is she really? Or is it just an act?"
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