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 ...

Learn how strict waste guidelines and smart disposal habits of Japan keep the country remarkably clean for visitors and locals alike.

A worker at a recycling facility in northern Japan made a rich discovery. The worker was sorting trash in Sapporo, a prefecture of Hokkaido, when he found wads of cash worth 10 million yen, or ...