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Major Japanese conveyor belt sushi chains are ramping up efforts to monitor their products and prevent food tampering after a recent string of videos on social media showing such disturbing behavior as customers licking soy sauce bottles. From a report…
An improbable journey by a Japanese visitor chronicling his adventures on social media has captured the country’s imagination.
Ted O’Brien insists his tone was respectful and says government is seeking to malign his characterFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Labor government MP h…
Sturdy leather bag known as randoseru can weigh 4-10kg when full, leaving students in pain and wanting something lighterIt’s a familiar sight every weekday morning and afternoon all over Japan: children as young as six creaking under the strain of a le…
Fumio Kishida says official’s comments ‘outrageous and completely incompatible with policies’The Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has sacked an aide who said he would not want to live next to LGBTQ+ couples and that people would flee Japan if sa…
Signature cuisine is at the centre of a police investigation after customers at revolving sushi restaurants posted video clips of themselves meddling with dishesThere are breaches of etiquette – drenching your rice in soy sauce, for one – and then ther…
A new trend in Japan has diners filming themselves violating food safety at sushi conveyor belt restaurants.
Many other countries dropped pandemic mask requirements months ago. But in places like South Korea, which got rid of its rule this week, masks remain common.
Washington officials appear to confirm deal to restrict export of semiconductor manufacturing technology to ChinaA Washington official has made the most direct comments by a US authority to date acknowledging the existence of a deal with Japan and the …
Phenomenon believed to have origins in launch of military GPS satellite from SpaceX in FloridaA camera on top of Hawaii’s tallest mountain has captured what looks like a spiral swirling through the night sky.Researchers believe the strange phenomenon i…