Notices by Unseen Japan (unseenjapan@mstdn.jp), page 2

"I really hope this wish gets granted"

The wish: "May our next-door neighbor's cat be by the window every day"

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Japan continues innovating in the area of dating (or...something): Digital Minister Kono Taro says you'll soon be able to use your My Number, the country's national ID, to prove to dating apps that you are actually, truly, single, and not just a married dude on the prowl.

https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_economy/articles/000355088.html

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Until recently, non-Japanese speakers interested in reading the works of Japanese mystery writers were mostly out of luck. Thanks to a determined publisher, however, that’s changing. Here are some more Japanese mystery stars you can enjoy in English.

https://buff.ly/3wlsixY

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A popular Japanese right-wing meme on social media holds that foreigners are bleeding Japan dry. Is that true? A series of articles citing actual data show that the reality for foreigners living in Japan is far different than right-wingers suggest.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-foreigners-public-assistance/

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Even Japanese people are surprised to learn what Nagoya’s most popular regional ramen is. A spicy noodle dish, it stands in stark contrast to Nagoya’s other popular dishes like misokatsu and tebasaki.

And the kicker? It’s not even from Taiwan.

https://unseen-japan.com/taiwan-ramen-nagoya-origin/

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Read over lists of the greatest Japanese horror films, and you’re sure to encounter Kobayashi Masaki’s 1964 anthology classic Kwaidan. Indeed, if you're inspired to take a venture down into the Japanese netherworld, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better entryway.

https://unseen-japan.com/kwaidan-a-filmic-venture-into-uncanny-japan/

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We typically write them in katakana now - but these Japanese words originally had kanji. How many of these can YOU read?

https://buff.ly/49pEjAz

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Shinjuku Station is often described as a “dungeon”. To help people understand it a bit better, engineer Satoshi Komatsu took open source data from Japan’s Ministry of Justice and made a navigable 3D model of it.

https://t.co/CiP3VUdoS2

Not to be outdone, Pizza Hut Japan sold a pie with a ridiculous amount of cilantro, which brought out some pretty strong opinions from the “cilantro is life” as well as the “cilantro is soap” factions.

https://unseen-japan.com/pizza-hut-japan-coriander-lol/

Both Dominos and Pizza Hut Japan are trying to push the envelope with offbeat pizzas they hope can draw social media buzz. Prior to this, Dominos Japan loaded a pizza up with a whopping 600g of pickles.

https://unseen-japan.com/dominos-japan-pickle-pizza/

Dominos Pizza Japan continues to terrorize the country with kaiju-style pie mutations. The latest affront: the Cheese Volcano Pizza, which ups the cheese factor with a literal crater of cheddar cheese sauce in the middle. It’s available here until February 18th.

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"How is it that so many Western immigrants and long-term residents of Japan are still unable to speak or understand Japanese? Is it really that big of a problem? Or is there something deeper to this seeming inability, and in some cases complete unwillingness, to learn the native language of the country in which you choose to settle?"

https://unseen-japan.com/speaking-our-language/

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'Emergent Tokyo': Ever wondered what makes up the 'secret sauce' for the world's biggest city? Then this book will be required reading. Plus, an interview with one of Emergent Tokyo's co-authors. #japan #unseenjapan #ujpost #news
https://unseen-japan.com/emergent-tokyo-what-makes-japans-capital-so-alluring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergent-tokyo-what-makes-japans-capital-so-alluring

The global hit film "Barbie" is making its way to Japan in a few scant weeks. But did you know that Barbie has an early connection to Japan? #japan #unseenjapan #ujpost #news
https://unseen-japan.com/barbie-first-wardrobe-was-made-in-tokyo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=barbie-first-wardrobe-was-made-in-tokyo

Kore-eda Hirokazu is back with his first Japanese-language film in five years - a rumination on our limited perception of the lives of others. #japan #unseenjapan #ujpost #news
https://unseenjapan.com/monster-is-new-film-director-kore-eda-hirokazus-rashomon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monster-is-new-film-director-kore-eda-hirokazus-rashomon

Refugees and their advocates say a revision to Japan's immigration law risks repeating recent high-profile tragedies. #japan #unseenjapan #ujpost #news
https://unseenjapan.com/new-refugee-law-demonstration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-refugee-law-demonstration

Japan has the best passport in the world. Sadly, fewer people than ever are using it post-pandemic. The already low passport holder rate in Japan has fallen to 19%. One professor from Keio University called the trend “wasteful”.

We wrote about this situation pre pandemic too - check it out here: https://unseenjapan.com/japan-passport-little-used/

Source: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c9cb80b34ca2a7aa2e83fec6bb6287dee70ead21

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Japan is still struggling after years to supply enough daycare workers to support its working parents. And women routinely complain that they carry an unfair amount of the burden of childrearing – a claim borne out by statistics.

Read why some parents say Japan isn't an ideal place to raise kids in our article:

https://unseenjapan.com/japan-park-closure-complaint/

#japan #unseenjapan #news #parenting

SUZUME is gaining steam at the box office and may end up surpassing Shinkai’s hit YOUR NAME financially. Our reviewer says it definitely lives up to the hype.

https://unseenjapan.com/suzume-no-tojimari-a-new-shinkai-masterpiece/

Shinkai Makoto’s new film SUZUME NO TOJIMARI depicts the amusement park Brazilian Park Washuzan Highland in Okayama Prefecture as abandoned - which doesn’t sit well w/ its operators. “Our park is bright & fun & a place of joy….No one who’s seen the movie has visited.”