Curiosities
The municipality of the Japanese city of Maebashi, located 124 kilometers north of Tokyo, put up for sale old metal manhole covers decorated with city symbols. Each of the 10 covers on sale cost…
Curiosities
In any other country, a shiny mobile phone left on the back seat of a taxi, a beautiful umbrella forgotten by an absent-minded passenger at the subway entrance, or a wad of cash dropped on the…
Japan has over 3,000 natural hot springs for bathing – but only one is so legendary that bathers are willing to endure a two-day hike through rugged mountain terrain just to experience the pleasure…
Those who come to Japan for the first time are amazed by the cleanliness of this country. Then they notice the absence of trash bins. And street cleaners. And then they ask themselves: how does Japan…
Japan has traditionally been considered one of the most closed countries for foreign workers. Until recently, getting an official job as a guest worker here was not just difficult, but practically…
A law that limited the number of overtime hours for employees of large companies in Japan came into force on April 1. Previously, hundreds of people died annually from overwork in the Land of the…
According to forecasts by specialists at the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan's population will be 88.08 million by 2065, a decrease of nearly one-third (31%)…
In Japan, it is common to see people apologizing to each other. Constant apologies have become a kind of cliché associated with this country. But recently, a new variation of this tradition has…
It is well known that Japan is the most polite country in the world. To understand how they achieve this, correspondents from BBC Travel visited a country where they care so much about good manners…
According to the Eastern calendar, 2016 is the year of the Red (Fire) Monkey. Although the Japanese, unlike some Europeans, are not great fans of mysticism, they nevertheless decided to celebrate…
Seijin no Hi is the day when all Japanese who turn 20 come of age. In ancient times, the rite of passage to adulthood was different than today. But many ancient rituals have survived to the present…
Over five years, the number of foreign workers in Japan has grown by 13%, according to a report by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, RIA Novosti reports. The number of foreign citizens…