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unseenjapan, 4 days ago to Japan

Former Idol Onodela Popko made waves when she quit her group after just one week over bullying. What's she up to now? Racking up wins, it would seem. Here's why she went viral - and what she's been up to since.

https://unseen-japan.com/onodela-popko-japan-idol-revenge/

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unseenjapan, 4 days ago to Japan

It was one of the most infamous cases of karoshi (working to death) Japan has seen. Learn how the tragic loss of Takahashi Matsuri shook the country, and what changed - and what hasn't - since then.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-suicide-karoshi-overwork-dentsu/

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unseenjapan, 4 days ago to Japan

ICYMI: Local legends urge couples to avoid these spots in Japan like the plague. Some are said to be bad luck. Others aren’t haunted or hexed – they’re just places you shouldn’t go until you and your partner have truly tested your relationship.

https://unseen-japan.com/couples-breakup-spots-japan/

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unseenjapan, 4 days ago to Japan Japanese

Onodera Popko gained fame in 2019 when she quit idol group asterisk* east live on stage, accusing them of bullying before flipping them off. How’d she doing now? Really well: she’s graduated from Waseda and UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School, according to her X account.

https://jisin.jp/entertainment/entertainment-news/2332174/

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unseenjapan, 5 days ago to Japan

Archive: People in South Korea love Japanese food so much that they’re reliving the dining experience in Japan on the streets of Seoul. That recreation goes so far as to have Japanese-only signs and menus, which is technically illegal.

https://unseen-japan.com/south-korea-illegal-japanese-signs/

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unseenjapan, 5 days ago to Japan

ICYMI: We’re seeing increasing reports of Tourists Behaving Badly. Now, local media is reporting on a special subclass of the annoying tourist problem: visitors who insist on speaking their mother tongue even when Japanese staff clearly don’t understand them.

https://unseen-japan.com/japan-tourists-foreign-language-insistence/

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