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.

https://unseen-japan.com/ryokans-vs-hotels-japan-travel/

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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.

https://unseen-japan.com/suntory-nope-soda-reactions/

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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/

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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:

https://unseen-japan.com/love-hotels-know-before-you-go/

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In Japan, women can't elect for sterilization surgery without fulfilling certain conditions - and getting their husbands' consent. Five women in Tokyo challenged the law, saying it violated their rights. But the court disagreed.

https://unseen-japan.com/sterilization-surgery-women-denied-japan/

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In 1910, a wayward Armenian from Erzurum arrived in Tokyo. In his distant future lay the sweet crunch of melonpan. This dessert would capture the hearts of a nation and beyond. Learn more about the unique origins of Japan's beloved bread treat.

https://unseen-japan.com/melonpan-armenian-history/

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