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Echoes of Torture: Uncovering the Unimaginable in Junko Furuta’s Story

May 28, 2023 by Japan Informer

This chilling tale is about a 17-year-old Japanese girl named Junko Furuta that was kidnapped, raped, and tortured to hell for 44 days and then murdered with brutality by four men in 1988. The girl's body was found in a concrete drum, and the murder trial followed, which was dubbed "the "concrete-encased high school girl murder case." There have been several murders; … [Read more...] about Echoes of Torture: Uncovering the Unimaginable in Junko Furuta’s Story

Traditional Japanese style Starbucks coming to historical Nagano temple area

Japanese culture purists may see it as an abomination, but you can hardly escape Starbucks in Japan nowadays. Even in culturally important areas the chain have started adapting their store aesthetic to sneakily slip their branches into the existing historical townscape. Depending on your outlook, this could either be seen as a dire threat to […]

At least 51 people have been injured and an additional 25 people are missing, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan. (PHOTOS)

Heavy rain continued to lash western Japan on Saturday, leaving at least 17 dead and more than 50 missing in landslides and flooding that smashed homes and swept away cars. Around 48,000 members of the Self-Defense Forces, police and firefighting service took part in searching for trapped, wounded or dead people. Heavy rainfall had damaged […]

Japanese penguin mop top covers are a cute cleaning motivator

One of Japanese on line retailer Felissimo’s largest hits from their YOU+MORE! Series (a play at the pronunciation of “humor” in Japanese) has been an “evolving” plushie that transforms from egg into King Penguin. Perhaps hoping to ride some of that penguin momentum–and transfer it to your efforts to tidy up your floor–they’ve launched a […]

Almost 75% of South Koreans and Japanese Don’t Trust Each Other, According to Study

A new study has shown that a majority of Japanese and South Koreans mutually do not trust each other. Researchers from the Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan and the Hankook Ilbo in Korea found that an astounding 74% of the Japanese people are now distrustful of South Koreans, while 75% of South Koreans felt the same […]

A New Volcano Island Just Dropped Off Of The Coast Of Japan

JAPAN| A new crazy volcano island has been discovered near Iwo Jima, according to the Japanese Coast guard, on Monday. It’s supposedly around 1200 kilometers away from Tokyo and was formed after an underwater volcano began erupting over the weekend last week. It has been reported the island has formed in a sort of “C” […]

Japanese Artist transforms Vintage sneakers into really expensive Planters

Japanese Artist transforms Vintage sneakers into really expensive Planters Japanese artist Kosuke Sugimoto, aka Shoetree, was first inspired to mix plants and sneakers after seeing the way roots can snake through brickwork and moss-covered, abandoned buildings. With this in mind, Shoetree began creating his own version of the strange occurrence. Swapping vintage sneakers for crumbling […]

How do you distinguish Japanese, Koreans and Chinese Just From Appearance?

Are you able to tell whether someone is from a particular nation? Most people across the globe need help figuring out what to tell between Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. To avoid embarrassing yourself by assigning someone as something they’re not, we’ll attempt to show some commonalities and distinctions between these three groups of people. Similarities […]

Why Anime Fans In Japan Shouldn’t Miss Ikebukuro

A quiet morning at Animate Ikebukuro. By now, geeks around the globe are cognizant of Akihabara.Once Tokyo’s post-war electronics haven, the neighborhood has grown into a modern mecca for anime fans. As its popularity has swelled, so have the crowds.However, that hasn’t quite been the case with Tokyo’s other geek neighborhood, Ikebukuro. Designated as a […]

Tokyo ramen restaurant bans customers from using their phones

Customers at DEBU-CHAN, a ramen restaurant located in Tokyo’s fiercely competitive “ramen battlefield,” are no longer allowed to watch videos on their phones while dining. The restaurant’s owner, Kota Kai, introduced this new rule last month after he observed that customers who watched videos took longer to start eating. While he understands that some customers […]

It just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do it

It just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do itIt just got easier to become a permanent resident of Japan — here’s how you do it While the US mulls over limiting immigration, in Japan the federal government has just loosened the requirements for new, highly-skilled immigrants to […]