A longtime Japundit reader alerted me to an important beauty treatment now available at New York’s Shizuka salon, a place I went to once in search of a Japanese-style manicure.
a high-end Japanese spa in midtown, has just introduced a new “Geisha Facial,” which promises to cleanse, brighten, and exfoliate a patron’s face—thanks to a secret […]

One thing that Japanese politicians are always hoping to avoid, but are always causing, is ‘confusion’. And with Golden Week and the end of April approaching, Japanese motorists are getting reading for some ‘major confusion’.
Except of course, there is no confusion in the literal sense. It’s an absolute certainty that petrol prices are going to […]

Many have used it. Some have got away with it. I remember kids at school busting out the “My grandmother died” excuse to explain absences. It never occurred to me they might be lying until it emerged that one lad experienced the loss of three grandmothers in quick succession.
An Osaka tax inspector […]

Peter wrote earlier today how Japan is a very cash-based society. Underlining that point, a story has been reported which is not unusual in itself except in its sheer magnitude.
Hearing that someone in Japan has a fortune in cash stashed somewhere about their house is relatively common. There are various reasons for this, […]

The claim of a 21-year-old Japanese woman in New Zealand that she was dragged into a van and gang raped has been proven to be a lie in an attempt to gain the attention of her ex-boyfriend.
Chie Ikee , 21, of Matamata, appeared in the Hamilton District Court yesterday afternoon and admitted one charge […]

These days it is hard to open a magazine or turn on the TV in Japan without seeing an ad about one product or another claiming it will make you healthier, thinner, hairier, or prettier, all in the comfort of your own home.
The president and six other employees of a company that has been […]