The music venues and fetish bars of Osaka’s Dotonbori district form a community for Japanese punks and expats.

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Before prototyping the store’s signature Water-in Soap in 2012, Tanaka had 20 years of research and development experience at Procter & Gamble Japan KK ... trial-size bar costs 990 yen ...

One of Japan’s four haiku masters, Shiki nailed the art of writing short verses that play on words and never rhyme. Heading to the underground haiku, jazz and magic bar. In a nod to its heritage ...

Man, 74, and his lorry fell into 40-metre gap, which may be the result of corroded sewage pipes, on Tuesday More than a million people in Japan have been told to cut back on showers and laundry to ...

A 74-year-old man and his lorry were swallowed by the sinkhole when it appeared in Yashio, just north of Tokyo, on Tuesday - Kyodo/Newscom/Avalon ...

1.2 million residents across 12 cities and towns of Saitama Prefecture in Japan were told to use less ... residents to limit showering and washing clothes to ease pressure on the area sewage ...

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