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Number of donut tickets in Mister Donut's "Fukubukuro" reduced from 50 to 35 pieces (Japanese)

shrinkflation even with fukubukuro (lucky bag). The announcement doesn't seem too lucky. lol
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/91a36f1973c1601208b5c651f8429188e770e0cd

9 Comments
2024/12/02
23:06 UTC

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Japan employment rate higher than other countries (Japanese article)

According to the following article, employment rate of Japanese women is at 72.4% and is second only to Germany at 73.1%. Male employment rate is at the top with 84.2%. Employment of male in late 60's is also at top with 61.0%. US is at 37.6%. Employment of people in early 70's is also at the top with 41.8%. US is at 21.7%.

The article doesn't mention what kind of work they are doing, reason to why they are working, or doesn't mention if working is good or bad.
https://gendai.media/articles/-/142388

17 Comments
2024/12/01
22:15 UTC

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Japan has the highest Engel's coefficient in the G7 as prices rise and population ages

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Meals-take-a-big-bite-out-of-Japanese-household-budgets

>as family income increases, the percentage spent on food decreases, even though the total amount of food expenditure increases. (wikipedia)

This implies Japanese income is the lowest within G7.

50 Comments
2024/12/01
09:29 UTC

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Gusto now offers casual French for 1,990 yen

Prices are rising even at family restaurants. Don't know if this can be seen as inexpensive or not but family restaurant Gusto is now offering casual French course dinner. At 1,990 yen, it's doesn't seem to inexpensive to ordinary people.
https://www.skylark.co.jp/gusto/menu/fair2/index.html

24 Comments
2024/12/01
05:21 UTC

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Prices of cheap hotel in day labor section in Osaka going up due in tourists (Japanese)

Osaka International Airport is used by many Chinese and South Korean tourists and they are staying at cheap 3,000 yen a night hotels that does not have washroom nor shower in a room and often used by day labors. With increase in demand, the price of a room during the weekend when many tourists visits have risen to 10,000 yen.

https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2024/12010601/

Don't know if this is related, but Osaka prefecture is clearing out homeless people living in the area.

https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASSCZ7GV3SCZPTIL001M.html

1 Comment
2024/12/01
01:44 UTC

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Tokyo number 4 in World Best Cities Ranking

53 Comments
2024/12/01
01:34 UTC

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Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors

10 Comments
2024/12/01
01:32 UTC

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‘God is watching’ message leads to apprehension of Osaka shrine offerings thief

There are many report of robbing from offering box in Japanese shrines. I haven't heard too much about churches being robbed in US but wondering if it's common in other countries.
https://www.tokyoreporter.com/crime/god-is-watching-message-leads-to-apprehension-of-osaka-shrine-offerings-thief/

1 Comment
2024/11/30
05:47 UTC

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More people are using overnight bus instead of staying at hotel (Japanese article)

3 Comments
2024/11/30
05:29 UTC

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