Unseen Japan[Insider] Many foreign travelers want to try love hotels when they come to Japan. Not many, however, are aware of the different types of love hotels. For example, the "captive" love hotel that literally locks you inside...
One Japanese school district found itself in a conundrum when its attempt to celebrate graduation collided with a terrible day in Japan’s modern history. That led to them throwing out 2,100 meals, drawing even more criticism.
https://unseen-japan.com/red-rice-waste-fukushima-controversy/
Hotel or ryokan for your Japan trip? Many assume hotels are the safer, more convenient option, while ryokan are more of a cultural experience on the side. And while there’s some truth to that, the reality is a little more nuanced.
An Osaka food blogger tried Suntory’s new “Guilty Soda NOPE” and posted an honest review: 99 fruits and spices blended in, yet the flavor remains stubbornly indescribable. The response from followers was less a debate than a crowd-sourced mystery.
Japanese police can hold someone for up to 23 days on a single charge. They often re-arrest people on other charges to reset the clock. Still, being held 10 days over 300 yen of petty larceny is far outside legal norms.
https://unseen-japan.com/sakaguchi-anri-300-yen-sandwich-arrest/
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Older women in Japan who do decide to have kids don’t find it easy to balance family and their work. In fact, 64.1% of women in this age group said they feel that having kids negatively impacted their careers.
https://unseen-japan.com/japanese-young-women-no-kids/
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The creator, going by Yatsunami Miki, was actually Matsuki Tatsuya, who’d previously written the original story for Act-Age, a popular Weekly Shonen Jump series that got canceled in 2020 after Matsuki was arrested for groping women on the street.
https://unseen-japan.com/shogakukan-manga-sexual-assault-scandal/
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ICYMI: A new report from the Japanese police, analyzed by a major newspaper here, adds yet another study to the global pile of evidence that immigrants are far from being dangerous. They are, in fact, less criminal than ever.
https://unseen-japan.com/immigrant-crime-japan-decline/
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One of our most popular stories is this one from 2022 about how a man's wife hired a detective agency to investigate his suspicious behavior, only to uncover his shameful habit of...oshikatsu. Read more below.
https://unseen-japan.com/cheating-husband-hatsune-miku-fan-japan/
They’re one of the more iconic sights in Japanese cities. For decades, love hotels have been an integral part of Japan’s sex scene. But what's it like to actually USE a love hotel? Find out in our complete "everything you wanted to know" guide:
