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

"My old bosses made me clean the dirty bathroom every day, and when I said we should take turns, they bullied me for pushing ‘women’s work’ on them and drove me to resign. When I was having trouble finding a new job, a male relative said..." 1/2

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ICYMI: Ito Shiori’s Black Box Diaries, a documentary she directed about her pursuit for justice in her sexual assault case, is now officially up for a US Academy Award . She’s the first Japanese director to earn a nomination in the category.

https://unseen-japan.com/black-box-diaries-oscar-nomination/

"In Japan, as I watched the events unfold after the assassination of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, I had a very strange sense of déjà vu. It was like reliving the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022."

https://unseen-japan.com/luigi-mangione-the-parallels-to-abe-shinzos-assassin/

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ICYMI: Think Japan had a lot of tourists in 2024? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet, according to a new report on what to expect in the new year. JTB is predicting that the country will see 40.2 million visitors in 2025.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-40-million-tourists-2025/

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ICYMI: A man in Shiga Prefecture wasn’t too happy when a police officer told him off – so he tried to have the public servant arrested under a defamation law strengthened to deal primarily with online hate.

https://unseen-japan.com/cop-name-calling-criminal-charges/

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ICYMI: With more tourists coming to Japan than ever, many websites offer advice about what to expect when you get here. Most of them read as if they’re written by people (or, ahem, software) who've never set foot in the country. Here's what they get wrong.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-travel-eight-outdated-myths/

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"Whaddo I do...I've been carted off to Thirteenuary 2025"

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ICYMI: A chemical products company in Japan recently continued its decades-long tradition this week of holding a service in which it prayed for the souls of the bugs it killed in the name of science.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-insect-memorial-service/

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Combini chain Family Mart discovered it can reduce food loss with the most Japan thing ever: a mascot. An experiment with a seal featuring an onigiri crying, "Save me!" boosted sales of soon-to-expire items by five points. It'll roll the seal out nationwide next year.

https://unseen-japan.com/family-mart-discount-mascot-seal/

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ICYMI: Women in Japanese business are notably absent in leadership positions. A new report has good news and bad news: there are more female company presidents in Japan than ever – but the number still remains well below 10% of the total.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-company-presidents-record-high/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon

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Kuromi appears to have moved on from her beef with My Melody and now has a new enemy: Russia! Here's why (we think) the mischievous little devil from Sanrio has made an appearance on a wall of badges belonging to various Ukrainian military detachments.

https://unseen-japan.com/kuromi-ukraine-military-badge/

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Recently unearthed records show a Japanese soldier telling a student he couldn’t return to Korea because he’d “spread the story” of the Kanto Massacre. Authorities in Korea, then colonized by Japan, moved to squelch any mention of the murders.

https://unseen-japan.com/kanto-massacre-koreans-monitored/

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While some consider saying it “embarrassing,” most argue that the phrase, which became a standard farewell at restaurants during the Edo era, is a perfectly fine way to communicate your gratitude for a good meal.

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/85bc2ba45a66a519ecae3e28a5d28211969b404e

Is it ill-mannered to say “gochisou-sama” (thanks for the meal) at a restaurant?! That’s the debate on JP social media. Some say it’s inappropriate bc you paid for the meal (“gochosou” means to treat someone). Others say shouting it loudly to the kitchen staff is doubly rude.

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Coming to Japan? Want to experience the country outside of the tourist traps? Here's how a tour guide can unlock experiences you and your travel companions might have trouble navigating on your own.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-tour-guide-why-hire/

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A group of 51 Japanese novelists, including Akutagawa Prize winner Ri Kotomi, released a statement denouncing discriminating against LGBTQ people to coincide with Transgender Day of Remembrance: "Literature cannot be a party to discrimination, oppression, & exclusion."

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"Worn down by modern society"

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Despite aiming for 28.2 million visitors during the event, many inbound tourists remain unaware of the Osaka Expo’s dates or content. Enthusiasm appears low. Additionally, the Expo's complex reservation system poses another barrier, making it harder to attract international guests.

https://buff.ly/4dWHdyz

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Multiple artists are doing an Irasutoya Challenge on social media, creating detailed versions of the drawings from the popular free art site. The one below shows a woman whistling as she ignores a figure labeled “Reality.”

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Who’s a good boy?! An 85yo man with Alzheimer’s wandered off from his home, in Fushimi, Kyoto, sparking a search for his whereabouts. Police dog Dipper sniffed his hat for 20 seconds and found him near a river about an hour later. Officers gave Dipper a commendation & a new toy.

https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/27361077/

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