Japan

'Littering is a growing global problem': Meet Japan’s Rubbish Collecting Samurai

Video of Japanese policeman shines a light on anti-Black racism in Japan

Video: Japanese policeman admits to searching Black man because of his dreadlocks

The ‘Carlos Ghosn challenge’ spreading on Japanese social media

Japan’s ‘chikan’: An illustrated look at how sexual harassers grope women on trains

With #KuToo, Japanese women fight back against high heels in the workplace

Japanese monks can do it all... in robes

Japanese, Senegalese fans clean stadiums after World Cup games

Japanese authorities wage war on tattoos

This dog serves customers at a cigarette shop in Tokyo

Graffiti in Tokyo reveals anti-Korean racism

Meet Shamil Tsuneoka, the Japanese journalist who befriends jihadists

20 amateur images that have helped make history

Videos: Record high volcanic eruption covers Japanese city

The Photoshop fail that’s causing a stir in Japan

Pop star's apology for dating stirs debate on 'idol culture'

Chinese debate boycotting Japanese products over islands dispute

Syrian rebels proudly film a "Japanese journalist’s conversion to Islam"

A beach re-opens in Fukushima: “People remain pretty suspicious”

At last! A device that shuts people up

Papier maché rhino ‘escapes’ from zoo in surreal drill

Japanese retail store has ‘f***in’ sale’

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A tour of Tokyo's pet cemetery