culture smash
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Japan Marks The End Of Pagers With A Funeral
Remember pagers? Maybe not! If you were around in the 1990s, you might’ve carried a pager in case someone wanted to get in touch. Mainichi reports that today in Japan, service for pagers finally ended after first being introduced fifty years ago.
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Tourists Are Causing Headaches For Japan
Until recently, Japan didn’t have much of an influx of foreign tourists. Now, it does, and with that comes problems.
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Japan’s New Imperial Era Revealed For The First Time
Today, the Japanese government announced the name of the new imperial era: Reiwa (令和). It will replace Heisei, the name of the current imperial era.
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Naomi Osaka And The Expectations Put Upon Biracial Japanese
Earlier this week, Naomi Osaka fielded a question from a Japanese reporter who wanted the tennis star to reply in Japanese. “I’m going to say it in English,” Osaka replied.