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Cracking geysers: the world’s most thrilling hot springs – in pictures
They can be sacred, space-like, healing or heart-shaped – and anywhere on Earth. Even war can’t get between pe…
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The Japanese sex drought: why are married women so uninterested in making love?
The country’s celibacy epidemic hit the news in 2013 – and it has grown much, much worse. But it certainly isn…
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The Japanese sex drought: why are married women so uninterested in making love?
The country’s celibacy epidemic hit the news in 2013 – and it has grown much, much worse. But it certainly isn…
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Experience: I’m a world champion litter-picker
The competition was intense. At one point, the members of another team came over to us and tried to pick rubbi…
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Tokyo offers toilet tours amid flush of excitement over Wim Wenders’s Oscar hopeful
Shibuya district is offering tours of its architect-designed public facilities that feature in Perfect DaysJap…
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The escalator riddle: would we all move faster and more safely if we stopped walking on them?
The Japanese city of Nagoya has banned travellers from walking up and down escalators. Perhaps it is time ever…
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‘This environment is normal in Tokyo’: Jeff Liang’s best phone picture
When the Taiwanese photographer lived in Japan, he found the working days were long and conforming was essenti…
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Around the world in seven carts: how people shop for groceries internationally
Wealthy nations have been hit by inflation but the way this has changed grocery shopping culture – and governm…
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The fan jacket: the Japanese innovation keeping workers cool in extreme heat
As rising temperatures make traditionally hot and sticky Japanese summer months more severe, those toiling out…
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‘Bread is much easier’: how Japan fell out of love with rice
The traditional staple is losing the battle with more convenient and cheaper alternative foods The Dojima bran…
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For better or for worse: is the decline in marriage actually good for relationships? | Devorah Baum
While some countries turn marriage into a patriotic act, it might just give us a radical new way to live our l…
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‘Get something that’s fun to play, then think about the story’: how Nintendo keeps levelling up
With 100m sales of its Switch console, a new Mario movie and even a California theme park, the Japanese tech g…
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Plant-based diet can cut bowel cancer risk in men by 22%, says study
Researchers find no such link for women, suggesting connection between diet and bowel cancer is clearer for me…
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Hanae Mori obituary
Japanese fashion designer who married the worlds of east and west in her groundbreaking and elegant clothesHan…
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The sento owners making group bathing in Japan cool again
Covid accelerated a decline but a new breed of bathhouse is reimagining a Japanese traditionIt is a Japanese r…
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Issey Miyake obituary
Fashion designer whose innovative hi-tech creations were inspired by the ancient principles of Japanese clothi…
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Issey Miyake, famed Japanese fashion designer, dies aged 84
Designer was known for producing clothes that never creased and Steve Jobs’ black mock turtlenecksThe Japanese…
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Wearable fans help Japan’s hot dogs beat the heat
A maternity clothes maker in Tokyo is marketing portable fans to help dogs and cats cope with oppressive summe…
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From fast food to fine art: the US chef who helped ramen conquer the world
Ivan Orkin spent years learning about Japanese cooking – and especially how to perfect the celebrated noodles.…
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Ever fallen in love with someone who doesn’t exist? You may be a fictosexual
A surprising number of us fall for imaginary characters. Some even ‘marry’ them. But is this worse than any ot…