Vietnamese man Quang Minh had lived in Japan for just three months but had more than 10 run-ins with the police over noise complaints, his first major culture shock. He moved to Japan in 2023 when he ...

There is one of those fabulous stories that shows just how wacky the Japanese are in the NY Times today. Since Japan has very little land available for garbage dumping, many towns and villages sort ...

Residents of a Japanese city may have to endure being publicly named and shamed if they do not follow the rules around bin separation. Under the current system, rubbish collectors place yellow ...