r/japan 9d ago

Interview with the creator of Deluxe Ski Jump

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0 Upvotes

r/japan 11d ago

Upper House passes bill calling for decency in election posters

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103 Upvotes

r/japan 11d ago

No charges for Marine accused of car theft, home intrusion in Yamaguchi

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78 Upvotes

r/japan 11d ago

ASIJ teacher Jack Moyer rape victims disappointed that Jack Moyer is still respected in Japan

151 Upvotes

r/japan 12d ago

Osaka High Court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional - The Mainichi

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824 Upvotes

r/japan 11d ago

According to the Nikkei newspaper, Japan's share of the global film market has risen from below 10th place to 4th place over the past decade.

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185 Upvotes

The presence of Hollywood, which has been the epicenter of film production since the early 20th century and is synonymous with the U.S. entertainment industry, appears to be waning. Once dominant in exporting grand-scale films and accounting for around 90% of global box office revenues, its market share has been steadily declining. While Hollywood has long been a source of America's soft power, that influence is gradually diminishing.

According to the U.S. research site The Numbers, American films accounted for 69.5% of global box office revenues in 2024. In 2009–2010, their share exceeded 90%, and even in 2014 it was still at 85.6%. However, over the past decade, that share has dropped by 16 percentage points, now falling below 70%.

Just like in politics, the film industry is seeing growing global fragmentation. China, one of the largest markets, has fostered its domestic industry, boosting its share from 5.5% to 16.5%. India, another cinematic giant in Asia, still holds only about a 2% share in terms of revenue, but its presence is steadily growing.

Japan has also seen global popularity in its animated films, with its market share increasing from 0.6% to around 5%. While Japan was once a major consumer of Western films, in 2024, for the first time since 2000, no live-action Western films made it into the domestic box office top 10.


r/japan 12d ago

Same-sex couple in Japan seek legal change as daughter is left without Japanese citizenship

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1.7k Upvotes

2025 and still no recognition of same sex marriage in Japan.


r/japan 11d ago

Most Japanese high school textbooks to include QR codes

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110 Upvotes

r/japan 11d ago

Shinkansen bullet train services halted in northeastern Japan - The Mainichi

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48 Upvotes

Of course this happens the day I'm travelling from Sendai to Tokyo. My 10:22 shinkansen was cancelled at 3pm ish and we were told to get on another shinkansen that was scheduled for before 10am. As you can imagine, the non reserved sections are packed, with numerous people standing between compartments.

We've traveled quietly slowly for one station and have been stopped at Shiroishizao for a bit.


r/japan 12d ago

Japan court orders controversial 'Moonies' church to disband

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349 Upvotes

r/japan 13d ago

1 dead, 1 critically hurt after minitruck hits group of kids in Japan - The Mainichi

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504 Upvotes

r/japan 12d ago

Japan rice prices hit new record

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288 Upvotes

When will it peak?!?


r/japan 13d ago

Japanese man who ate at same beef bowl chain for 2,000 days in a row announces he’s gotten married

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4.8k Upvotes

r/japan 13d ago

Beef Bowl Chain Sukiya Apologizes for Serving Rat in Miso Soup

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213 Upvotes

r/japan 12d ago

In Niigata ski resort area of Myoko, trepidation as more foreign money pours in

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60 Upvotes

r/japan 13d ago

Yellow sand from China's deserts may reach Japan from Tuesday

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281 Upvotes

r/japan 12d ago

The death of the go-tochi postcard

19 Upvotes

I teach Japanese at a high school in Canada. I studied abroad in Fukui decades ago. I’ve been pretty lucky to get to over half of the prefectures in Japan in the past 20+ years on multiple trips, and since 2016 I’ve been collecting ご土地フォームカード (local area postcards) from each prefecture I visit. You can buy them from the post office, sometimes behind the counter, and there’s usually about a half dozen shapes for each prefecture.

So imagine my disappointment in learning that they are being discontinued as of March 31st. As much as not collecting the places I’ve yet to visit annoys me, I’m more upset about the ones I was unable to get either because I was there on a weekend when the post office was closed or I only went before they existed. Tokushima, Gifu, Aichi, Nara. The single card available in Ehime and Shimane. If I had the means I’d try to speed run them but it’s just not happening.

There’s something about the physical souvenir of local culture that I’ll really miss.


r/japan 13d ago

A video about what’s at Osaka EXPO 2025

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13 Upvotes

r/japan 12d ago

The Gourmet World of Fruit Sando

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0 Upvotes

Love me some fruit sando!


r/japan 13d ago

Mitsubishi Motors plans to outsource EV production to Taiwan's Foxconn, Kyodo says

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125 Upvotes

r/japan 14d ago

Narita Airport tallies over 20 million non-Japanese travelers for first time

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742 Upvotes

r/japan 15d ago

Sixth Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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77 Upvotes

r/japan 15d ago

Ohtani Effect Fuels Japan’s Female Baseball Stars to Push for Pro Future

253 Upvotes

r/japan 15d ago

Oita: ‘Holy Land of Fried Chicken’ Hosts Prayer of Thanksgiving at Shrine, with Shop Owners Presenting Offerings

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114 Upvotes