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Sukiya to Close Nearly 2,000 Stores Over Rat and Bug Contamination Scandals

TOKYO, March 29 – Sukiya, Japan’s largest fast-food chain specializing in beef bowls, will temporarily close nearly all of its approximately 2,000 stores nationwide for four days starting Monday, following two separate contamination incidents. The company, owned by dining giant Zensho Holdings (7550.T), announced on its website Saturday that a rodent was discovered in a […]

7 Things you didn’t know about Ninja

Imposing figures in black, hiding in the shadows, and moving about with almost superhuman agility seem like nothing but cool stories told to tourists and movie-goers nowadays, but were once a very real part of feudal Japan. Japanese folklore states that the Ninja descended from a demon that was half man and half crow. Logic […]

There’s A Train Station In Japan Built Solely To Admire The Scenery And The Only Way To Access It Is By Train

Japan is small but a scenic country filled with awe-inspiring travel routes and luxurious vessels in which to travel through them. The latest transport design from the unique archipelago comes in the form of a train station sat isolated along the Nishiki River in Iwakuni, with no entrance and no exit. Located on the Nishikigawa […]

44 Days Of Hell – The murder story of Junko Furuta

Junko Furuta was a 16-year-old Japanese girl who underwent 44 days of rape and torture before dying in the hands of her captors on November 22, 1989. Known throughout Japan as a concrete-encased high school girl, the case of Junko Furuta drew nationwide attention owing to sheer brutality the girl had to endure before death […]

Japan’s Unusual “Divorce Insurance” Charms: Sacred Protection for Modern Marriages

In a nation where modernity and tradition frequently coexist, Japan never ceases to astound the world with its distinctive cultural customs. Among these are divorce insurance charms, a unique but sincere gift from some Shinto shrines. These charms, in contrast to traditional omamori (protective amulets), are intended to keep couples together, prevent marital misfortune, and […]