Pants for girls
Schools across Japan are starting to allow female students to opt for pants.
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The World Happiness Report shows Japan is the unhappiest it's ever been.
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Cheap eats giant Matsuya is to open its first store in Russia as early as next month.
read moreTokyo marks 24th anniversary of gas attack
Tokyo marks the 24th anniversary of the deadly Tokyo subway sarin gas attack.
read more700 foreign students AWOL from college in Tokyo
The government will be investigating a university where 700 foreign students have been out of contact.
read moreOsaka subway shows wrong English translations
Osaka Metro shows mistaken translations on its English website.
read moreTime-lapse: Rikuzen Takata rebuilding
Rikuzen Takata, Iwate Pref.Rikuzen Takata was severely damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.New buildi...
read moreGagaku performance fetes Emperor's 30-year reign
Japan's Imperial couple attends a traditional court music performance to commemorate the Emperor's 30-year reign.
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