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The Japanese would call it niwaka aikokusya (にわか愛国者） or instant nationalism, but it's much more than that. And it's provocative. It's a strange feeling defending the country you abandoned against Japanese nationalism. Especially when this passive/aggressive assault awakens feelings of nationalism you didn't know you had.

A South Korean woman, who has been bedridden for years, has applied for help after suffering radiation-related illnesses from the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima during World War II.

Amid a labor shortage, business enterprises are increasingly looking to bring back former employees who quit for family reasons or because of a spouse's transfer.

Rule #3: You won't get much encouragement but don't let that stop you from getting that nihongo under your belt. If you don't you'll never know what you're missing out on.

In home Alterations part 4 he takes a walking tour of his old stomping grounds, trying to remind himself of why he loved the place yet feeling more and more distant. The neighborhood has changed and the changes are dramatic. And, Japan is always in the back of his mind.

It's time to teach these Japanese some respect! Loco has taken it upon himself to dispense justice by becoming the Japanese worst nightmare: a gaijin vigilante.He wanted to be Kokujin-anjin-san. Now he wants to be Charles Bronson!

The Japanese media are reporting that a North Korean official is arranging a meeting between a Japanese abductee in the North and her family in Japan.

Ken “Tokyo Joe” Eto was a mob gambling boss who survived three gunshots to the head–the bullets bounced off his skull–then walked into a pharmacy to call an ambulance. There's a new movie about him coming out this winter.

This is Tofugu's first annual "Top 10 Free Online Resources for Learning Japanese List!" There should be something for everyone here, and hopefully this list helps you out a lot in learning Japanese.

Japan Navigator has started a new series that will take a systematic look at the most popular fish in Japan, explaining what they are called in Japanese and English and providing other information.

remora should love this...

To promote Gwen’s new fragrance line, Harajuku Lovers Fragrance, launched a new interactive marketing campaign featuring an animated Gwen Stefani and her Harajuku posse.

Everyone who knows anything about Japan will know that it is not only the Land of the Rising Sun, but also the Land of the Vending Machines. Japan has some unique and interesting vending machines to say the least.

Japan has some weird people working on the PR departments resulting in weird advertisement ideas. Many of them also know that there are some corporate fellas out there thinking up some weird products to put onto the market, needless to say there are quite and abundance of these unique items around.

A gallery of a beautiful Japanese Gravure Idol known as Yuuka. The gallery 16 personally compiled photos of this beautiful Idol.