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 ...

Japan’s streets are famously clean — but the system behind that cleanliness is far more intense than most Americans expect. This video reveals what really happens to garbage in Japan, from strict ...