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Top 10 Stations with the Cheapest Rent within 30 Minutes from Tokyo Station

Finding cheap rent in Tokyo can be a nightmare. Check out the Top 10 areas with the cheapest rent within 30 minutes from Tokyo Station.

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Top 10 Stations with the Cheapest Rent within 30 Minutes from Tokyo Station

Finding cheap rent in Tokyo can be a nightmare. Check out the Top 10 areas with the cheapest rent within 30 minutes…

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“Corona Bullying” in Japan Afflicts Both Children and Adults

As vaccination rates catch up to the rest of the G7, Japan continues to struggle with another unwanted side effect of the…

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Vaccine Passports Are Nothing New in Japan

Meiji Era vaccine passports from 140 years ago have surfaced on Twitter

October 21, 2021

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A 105-Year-Old Japanese Woman Has Been A College Student for 40 Years

“It had been 40 years before I knew it” claims 105-year-old Fumiko Kobayashi, who has been enrolled in college for 40 years…

September 28, 2021

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Japan’s First Sperm Bank Aims to Reduce Black Market Sperm Trades

Japan’s first home-grown sperm bank is aiming to reduce a growing and dangerous trend of online SNS sperm trading.

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Despite being bullied heavily in school, Remu Nemi worked hard to make her dream of becoming an idol that inspires other come…

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This is how the rarest steel in Japan "Tamahagane

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Have you guys heard of Nokogiri-yama (鋸山)? It’s a popular hiking spot in Chiba. What many people don’t know though is that there are old ruins hidden deep in the forest of the mountain!

It looks like something straight out of a Ghibli movie. They’re actually the remains of a stone quarry from the Edo period but they definitely have that ’isekai’ vibe!

At the top of the mountain is Jikoku-nozoki (地獄のぞき) or ‘Hell’s View’. A stone point that hangs out over thin air!

If you want to see more about this place, then please check out the latest video on our JapanPro YouTube channel (Link in Bio)

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