Japan

Michael Mozzhechkov06.05.2024

Japan has 2.24 million vending machines, making it the country with the most vending machines per capita. Vending machines can easily be found on every street, in hospitals, office buildings, and even on the top of Mount Fuji. On the other hand, the Japanese are constrained in communication and rarely start conversations with strangers. For […]

Michael Mozzhechkov18.04.2024

Tourists in Kyoto. A record 3.08 million foreign visitors visited Japan in March. Japan is on track to meet the government’s goal of surpassing the pre-pandemic figure of 32 million foreign visitors a year by 2025, with the number reaching a record 8.56 million in the January-March quarter, data from the Japan National Tourism Organization […]

Yuri Chekalin16.04.2024

The legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889, 135 years ago! Charlie Chaplin miraculously escaped death, because an assassination attempt was being prepared on him during his visit to Japan in 1932. Chaplin was a crowd favorite. In fact, he became the first actor to be adored by crowds and greeted with […]

Michael Mozzhechkov15.04.2024

Japan’s young workers go abroad as huge wage gap persists. With inflation now at its highest level in decades, Japanese are beginning to realize that years of stagnant wages are forcing many of them to budget every month until their next paycheck arrives. Tomoki Yoshihara starts his shift at a meat processing plant in rural […]

Michael Mozzhechkov14.04.2024

Of October 1, the population of Japan, including foreigners living in the country, amounted to 124,352,000 people; it decreased by almost 600 thousand over the year. The decline has continued for 13 years in a row, a government report says. If we talk about the citizens of Japan, then their numbers are eaten up even […]

Yuri Chekalin08.04.2024

Since ancient times, in Japanese mythology they have been portrayed as jokers, shapeshifters — they can transform into people: commoners, monks, samurai, etc. If in Chinese fairy tales raccoon dogs are evil and treacherous, then in Japanese they are more likely to be pranksters, lovers of a good life. Since these tanuki are everywhere looking […]

Michael Mozzhechkov09.11.2023

Political opponents intend to do nasty things to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida — the Constitutional Democratic Party, the main force of the local opposition, intends to introduce a bill to parliament demanding a freeze on the salaries of the head of government and his ministers. The demarche is being undertaken in connection with another […]

Yuri Chekalin25.09.2023

Japan, at first glance, is some kind of an incredible tangle of paradoxes. One first impression is enough. For instance, how is it possible that although people get to see little of anything other than work, working 70 and sometimes 100 hours a month, and literally die at work (there is even a special word […]

Yuri Chekalin21.08.2023

In Japan, many things are deeply symbolic. For example, every dish that is served on the New Year’s table has its own meaning. Therefore, it is easy to guess that gifts also have a hidden meaning in this country. And if you present a gift to a person older than you (by rank or age), […]

Yuri Chekalin13.04.2023

“Where does all this madness about hara-kiri, bushido come from…” /From one Russian radio broadcast./ “… We must win honestly, We must live in the bright light, They will compose songs about us, Heaven will be hot…” “Sport Heroes” “…Who knows what awaits us? Who knows what will happen? And will be strong And […]

Japan

President’s Treat

Japan Reopens to Foreign Tourists

135 years ago Charlie Chaplin was born!

Young Japanese Immigrate for Better Pay

Dangerous Trends in Japanese Demographics

Tanuki is Japanese for Raccoon Dog

Should the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and His Ministers Receive Extra?

How to Be Born in Japan and Survive

Gifts Not to Give in Japan

Seppuku and Death in Japan

Jack London Covered The War Where My Ancestors Fought: Part 2

The Ideal Meal Plan

In The Beginning Was Marshal Voroshilov

Jack London Covered The War Where My Ancestors Fought