Occupy Tokyo: Another Good Excuse to Come Out and Hate on TEPCO
Saturday, October 15th, Occupy Wall Street went global. Around 300 people around Tokyo came out to march in 2 separate locations. Japan Subculture went to check out what was happening…
Japan-related blogs now have a homebase!
Your most favoritest Japanese underworld guide and yakuza blog, Japan Subculture Research Center (<— us!) has recently been listed on the brand-new Japan Blog Directory! The Directory is only 2…
Japan's First Food Bank: Applying Japanese Efficiency to the Problem of Hunger
the non-profit organization that pioneered a whole new field in Japan
20msv/yr: What Does The Rest Of The World Think?
July 19th, 2011 Fukushima City “It is correct, is it not, that Fukushima citizens have the same and equal right as other Japanese citizens to spend their life without receiving…
Protesters Come Out in Record Numbers Against Nuclear Power
prior to the event, estimates were around 50,000; approximately 60,000 participated
TEPCO's "Severe Accident Manual" Takes On Barcode Hairstyle
The House of Representatives Special Committee on Promotion of Science and Technology and Innovation had requested TEPCO submit two operating manuals: one for accidents, and one for severe accidents. On…
North Korea Turns 63, Party Guests Seem Kinda Angry
demonstrators come out to protest the oppressive North Korean regime
Yakuza Friendly Hotels–on the way out. Goodbye Nine-Fingered Discount!
As a part of broader initiatives to expel organized crime from business, new “yakuza exclusion” provisions by the Japan Tourism Agency (JTA) go into effect today. The JTA maintains a…
The New Sex-Ed: Yakuza Awareness Classes
“Unprotected contact with organized crime can be bad for your life. Just say no.”
Taro Kono: A new leader for a new LDP?
Can the party that created Japan's nuclear industry also clean it up?