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Stories about Japanese from February, 2016
Is Japan Having Sex?
How much sex are Japanese people having, anyway, and could having more sex help Japan improve its declining birth rate?
Hokkaido's Popular Poplar Cut Down Because of Misbehaving Tourists
The tree had increasingly become a tourist attraction in recent years, with people traveling to visit the tree to snap its picture.
A New Poster Shows Just How Desperate Japan's Hated Opposition Party Is for Votes
Japan's DPJ has released an election poster that asks voters to hold their nose and vote for them. Desperate?
Hilarious Animated History of Japan Gets Rave Reviews—Including From Japanese
Bill Wurtz's compelling video history of Japan has gone viral, collecting millions of views in just over one week.
Political Interference? The Culling of Japan's Broadcasters Culminates in a Respected Journalist's Ouster
"Pressure from the Abe government? All newscasters critical of the government have been taken off the air, one after the other."
