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新宿歌舞伎町春画展｜Smappa!Group 歌舞伎町で、江戸の笑いと色気が目を覚ます。新宿歌舞伎町春画展ー文化でつむぐ「わ」のひととき。

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ArtSticker 絵画や写真などのアートを購入できます。サイズ別・価格別・カテゴリー別で探せるので、初心者の方にもおすすめ。アーティストをフォローすることで最新情報を入手することも可能。また、美術館や芸術祭、ギャラリーなどのイベント情報やチケット販売も。

Needless to say, it's an 18+ only exhibit. You can get tickets here (English available) for 2,200 yen ($15).

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Shunga Exhibition official poster

Want a fun adults-only event in Tokyo this summer? Go to Kabukicho and check out the Shunga (erotic ukiyo-e prints) exhibition running until September 30th. The private collection of around 100 prints featured the works of many esteemed Edo-era erotic artists.

Former Japanese Porn Actress Threatens to Expose Bride Over Dress Insult - Unseen Japan Mikami Yua thought she was just wearing a nice dress. Then a bride-to-be found the star's Instagram and they both went viral.

Former Japanese porn actress Mikami Yua thought she was just renting a nice dress for an appearance. Then a bride-to-be found the celebrity's Instagram account. What followed next was a war of words that could potentially end up in court. Read the full story in our latest.

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It’s been heavy lately hasn’t it 😭

Tbf that’s sort of Koizumi’s whole thing

Children's Cafeterias in Japan Offer Promise (and Danger) - Unseen Japan They're sprouting up all over Japan as a way of fighting poverty and hunger. But are "children's cafeterias" shifting too much burden to private citizens?

Some activists in Japan have called for years for the government to take on the job that children's cafeterias do. It has not heeded the call.

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"Old, Old, Old Rice": Why Japan's Lining Up To Buy 2021's Crop - Unseen Japan People in Japan are forming long lines to spend half of the current market price for the strategic reserve rice - some lining up overnight.

The Japanese government released reserve rice to drive down the staple food's climbing market price. However, the price has barely budged - and reserve rice is sitting unpurchased in many stores.

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X post from @utamaru_shin. JP text: 子ども食堂は、飢えている子供を見かねて民間が行っている事業です。 子供が飢えないようにするのが政府の仕事です。 何自慢げに話してるんですか。 仕事してください。 子供が飢えない社会を作ってください。

"Children's cafeterias are run by civilians who couldn't ignore starving kids. It's the government's job to make sure kids don't starve. What are you bragging about? Do your job. Forge a society where children don't starve."

X post from Shinjirō Koizumi. JP text: 「ワンコイン５００円で人気です！」子ども食堂に備蓄米届く【愛媛】(eat愛媛朝日テレビ)

X post from @utamaru_shin. JP text: 子ども食堂は、飢えている子供を見かねて民間が行っている事業です。 子供が飢えないようにするのが政府の仕事です。 何自慢げに話してるんですか。 仕事してください。 子供が飢えない社会を作ってください。

Japan Agricultural Minister Shinjirō Koizumi tried to brag that children's cafeterias, private orgs that feed kids in need, are using government reserve rice. But he got ratio'd by users asking why the *government* isn't the one making sure kids don't starve.

Why "The Crunchyroll of Hentai" Failed to Take Off - Unseen Japan In 2016, a former pirate manga website tried to take a current pirate hentai anime website legit. Here's how it all went wrong.

In 2016, a former pirate manga website tried to take a current pirate hentai anime website legit. In a new paper, a researcher explores how it all went wrong - and what the failure says about hentai's place in the larger US adult entertainment industry.

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Visit Spots in Japan Most Tourists Can't - Unseen Japan Tours - Unseen Japan Experience Japan with the Japan experts. Book your tour today with Unseen Japan Tours for a unique, guided experience.

Need ideas for other destinations in Japan that take you away from overly crowded tourist traps? Ask Unseen Japan Tours to create a custom itinerary and guide you to places most tourists can't access.

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Toyama Hopes to Become Japan's Hot New Travel Destination - Unseen Japan The New York Times has named Toyama City as one of its must-see travel gems for 2025. Here's what makes the Japanese city so charming.

In terms of tourist destinations, Japan’s Toyama City has remained relatively overlooked in the West. That may be about to change thanks to a recent high-profile endorsement – and some in the prefecture say they’re looking forward to welcoming their new guests.

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「卒業アルバム」がなくなる日　性的加工、情報流出リスク　存続求める声強く、進化模索も（産経新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース ■教師による盗撮事件も影響か

There are other factors as well, including schools lacking a camera person due to population decline, and cyber attacks against ill-prepared yearbook companies that result in information leaks.

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Article from Sankei Shimbun. JP headline: 「卒業アルバム」がなくなる日　性的加工、情報流出リスク　存続求める声強く、進化模索も

The school yearbook may become a thing of the past in Japan. One reason: sickos using kids' pictures to make sexual content using AI. In July, a company reported finding such images and videos of 252 students online.

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Post on X from @tomozh. Text reads "Heat wave."

It's so hot in Japan right now that the plastic fake food is literally melting off the shelves 😬

Is Two-Tier Pricing For Tourists in Japan Discrimination? A Lawyer Weighs In - Unseen Japan More places in Japan are charging tourists higher prices. However, one lawyer says, businesses have to be careful how they go about it.

An increasing number of tourist spots in Japan are charging foreign tourists different rates than locals pay. Some online say the practice amounts to discrimination. But what does Japanese law say? One lawyer says it's (probably) okay.

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元私立校教員、7回目の逮捕　生徒にわいせつ疑い　三重県警（伊勢新聞） - Yahoo!ニュース 生徒にわいせつな行為をしたとして、三重県警は30日、不同意わいせつの疑いで、津市久居新町、元私立校教員高木真清容疑者(49)を再逮捕した。逮捕は7回目。 逮捕容疑は昨年9月ごろ、勤務していた県

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Sexual Assault by Trusted Caregivers in Japan Rising - Unseen Japan Sexual abuse by teachers and caregivers in Japan appears to be rising. Advocates say one reason is a major systemic flaw in Japan's social support system.

This has been a known problem for years - and Japan has been slow to act. We wrote about the rise in sexual assault by teachers and other trusted caregivers back in 2020 - six years before the above-mentioned tracking system will allegedly be live.

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Is This Sex Offender Map in Japan Legal? - Unseen Japan Japan still has no official sexual offender database. Someone just launched one - and experts say it may well be illegal.

How does this happen? Japan still lacks a national registry that enables tracking and barring employment of people convicted of crimes against kids. It's working on it, but the system won't be live until 2026.

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Police in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, arrested 49-year-old teacher Takagi Makiyo (not a foreigner) for allegedly sexually assaulting a student at a private school. Which is bad. What's worse is that it's his SEVENTH arrest and, somehow, the man is still being allowed near children.

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妊娠トラブルのゆりにゃプロデュースアイドルが投稿「被害届出してる」「抵抗できませんでした」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ TikTokなどで人気のインフルエンサー、ゆりにゃがプロデュースしたアイドルグループ「PrettyChuu」の天宮しゅなが1日、自身のXを更新。「今被害届出し… - 日刊スポーツ新聞社のニュースサイト、ニッカンスポーツ・コム（nikkansports.com）

Currently, fans seem to be siding (as one would hope) with both Shuna and Yurinya, and also appear ready to drag Saitō Taichi out into the public square.

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Post from Yurinya apologizing for her husband's actions and saying that taking care of Shuna is her top priority

Personal statement for Yurinya about how she feels she's being seen as "a person who was cheated on" when she goes outside. She says she wants to run away or disappear but refuses to engage in self-harm. "No matter how I try to run away from reality, it won't change the truth. But no matter how hard I try, I can't come to terms with it."

Yurinya's account contains an official announcement of apology from Yurinya, followed by a personal statement posted within the hour about how the "affair" has devastated her. It's unclear if she's seen Shuna's posts.

WARNNG: Extremely graphic Japanese description of what Shuna says was the attack by Saito. Shuna says "Of course I didn't consent. But I couldn't fight him off." She describes how she couldn't raise her voice and how Saito allegedly stranged her while she kicked her legs in resistance, and that there was blood on the mattress afterwards "I want everyone to know I never wanted this, I only stayed over because I love Yurinya. All I wanted was just to be an idol."

In Shuna's X post (content warning for the ALT text), which has gone viral, she describes the alleged attack, which she says happened when she stayed at Yuriniya and Saito's place.

"All I wanted was to be an idol," she writes.

In a follow-up, she says she's filed charges.

Story from LiveDoor News. JP headline: ゆりにゃ、騒動を謝罪　プロデュースしているアイドルをパートナーが妊娠させたことは「概ね事実」

Japanese YouTuber Yurinya, who produces the idol unit Pretty Chuu, apologized when it came out that her partner, Saitō Taichi (not a foreigner), got a member of the group pregnant.

But it's worse than that: The member, Amamiya Shuna, says Saitō raped her.

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博士課程学生の生活費支援、日本人に限定へ　文科省委で了承 | 毎日新聞 文部科学省の人材委員会は30日、大学院博士課程の学生に年間最大290万円を生活費や研究費として支給する制度について、生活費の支援対象を日本人に限定する方針を大筋了承した。早ければ2027年度にも制度を変更する。

The change will take effect in 2027. The program will still apparently cover research fees.

Only 2.8% of the 336,708 foreign exchange students in Japan get any assistance from the Japanese government.

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Survey: Majority in Japan Believe Lies About Foreigners Getting Preferential Treatment - Unseen Japan Populist politicians claim without evidence that foreigners are getting overly favorable treatment in Japan. Many believe them.

The right wing attacked the program (see link), saying it was "unfair" that "foreigners" got "college for free" while Japanese students have to pay back loans. Naturally, they failed to mention the 6,439 Japanese PhD candidates who currently benefit from the program.

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Article from Mainichi Shimbun. JP headline: 博士課程学生の生活費支援、日本人に限定へ　文科省委で了承

Right-wingers in Japan have scored a "victory": The SPRING program for PhD students will no longer cover living expenses for non-Japanese students. Of the program's 10,564 recipients, less than half - 4,125 - were foreign PhD candidates, with 3,151 of those from China.