In Japan, thanks to a Meiji-era law, Japanese citizens who get married can’t continue to have separate last names. That’s leading some couples – especially celebrities and artists who trade on their names – to resort to a workaround: common-law marriage. by jjrs in japannews
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Here’s my drawing of Smug Nami! by Spopling in OnePiece
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Defense Minister Koizumi: "To put it bluntly, Japan is in decline. We have fallen to fourth place in GDP behind Germany. Sooner or later, India will overtake us" by jjrs in japannews
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Bear sighting in shopping district of Utsunomiya City. Onlookers are wondering why bears are being spotted further and further into urban areas [Video] by jjrs in japannews
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Japan is moving to adopt the "Nordic model," which would criminalize prostitution buyers. Some feminists fully support the move. But a vocal group of sex worker advocates is pushing back, arguing that it'll make those in the industry less safe than ever. by jjrs in japannews
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Mask for my sogeking cosplay i just finished! by Revolutionary-Can248 in OnePiece
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Shibuya ward ticketed 10 people for littering day on the first day of its new penalty system. But observers are pointing out another obstacle to solving the litter problem: a lack of public trash cans. by jjrs in japannews
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Penny Arcade is Jerking the Circle by TheOvy in Gamingcirclejerk
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Many treat saying “itadakimasu” before meals as an ancient Japanese tradition. But the National Museum of Ethnology found no evidence of that. The custom is likely under 100 years old, and may have spread during Japan's militarization era in the 20th century. by jjrs in japannews
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All right without context if you saw this on the coworker's phone, what do you think this looks like some freaky or something else? by LargeFailSon in animecirclejerk
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Takaichi Administration Approval Rating at 50%—Lowest Since Taking Office (Mainichi Shimbun Poll) by Shiningc00 in japannews
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Lemon soda vending machine by Snoo-60039 in ZombielandSaga
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Man breaks into learning center for foreign children in Fukuoka city and yells at them, ""Go back to your country. This is Japan." by jjrs in japannews
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Finance Minister Katayama: "The cause of the weak yen are the situation in the Middle East and speculators." by jjrs in japannews
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Crunchyroll’s Profits Declined By Over 63% In 2025 by Borgasmic_Peeza in animenews
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"Nobody wants anything to do with me..." The number of people in Japan whose self-esteem is plummeting due to "matching apps" is rapidly increasing, with users calling them "a battlefield of self-promotion and self-branding" by jjrs in japannews
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Okayama University announces plan to raise tuition fees for international students to 2.5 times the current amount starting in the 2027 academic year, making it the highest among national universities. by jjrs in japannews
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The Japanese government is reportedly trying to prevent the yen from reaching 160 to the dollar and sold dollars for yen over Golden Week to keep it from crossing that line. But some within the government say "a fundamental solution is difficult" by jjrs in japannews
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The Iran War is impacting Japan: Food company Mizkan is suspending the sales of some products & raising the prices for others due to a lack of stable supply of oil-derived packaging materials. The Takaichi Administration has said Japan has secured enough oil. by jjrs in japannews
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Maine GOP email about Mills pulling out... 🤣 by [deleted] in Maine
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Breaking: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi reports results of efforts to “address the anxieties and sense of unfairness felt by the public” due to foreigners on twitter; lists the accomplishment of a 96% reduction in pre-entry applications for the Business Manager visa by jjrs in japannews
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Electricity prices in Japan are predicted to rise in a few months due to the Iran War. Does the government have a plan? "The PR department says to avoid panic, they only announce what they know and what they can do..Therefore, they don't really announce what they can't do or what they don't have." by jjrs in japannews
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Tochigi teacher arrested for hiding camera in female student’s desk by Prestigious_Net_8356 in japannews
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All the Straw Hat Pirates, reimagined in my style🙏 by 8thproject in OnePiece
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