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As an English-speaking woman in my 20s, my solo trip to Japan was surprising. The language barrier wasn't an issue and I felt ...

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Mako Nishimura fought her way into the Japanese underworld, but drug addiction and the slow demise of organised crime gangs almost destroyed her In almost 40 years, Mako Nishimura never lost a fight.

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The first woman to have three times conquered the world’s second-highest peak, K2, has also summited the world’s 14 highest ...

Japan has recently carried out reforms to its prison system, but inside Tochigi, its biggest women's prison, strict ...

A 21-year-old university student in Aichi Prefecture said, "I want my future spouse to earn enough, because I want to devote myself to housework and raising children." Read the full English article ...

Led by a promising new cooking talent, this 300-person Subiaco address is both preserving and advancing local (brew) pub culture.