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We Visited the World’s First Real-Life Pokémon Gym in Osaka, Japan
It's called a 'gym,' but don't show up expecting to get a workout.
Japan’s Conveyer Belt Sushi Restaurants Are Switching to Touchscreens
In hopes of cutting down on food waste and increasing profits, Japan's popular conveyer-belt sushi restaurants are switching to tablets and abandoning their best-known feature.
These Surveillance Cameras Can Tell When You're Drunk
46 new cameras have been installed this week in the Kyobashi station in Osaka, and here’s the catch: they’re programmed to automatically scan passengers for signs of intoxication and alert attendants if necessary.
Escape Footage Emerges After Man Sets Himself on Fire Aboard Bullet Train in Japan
The man doused himself in a liquid substance before setting himself on fire aboard the train, filling the car with smoke and killing himself and another woman in the process.
Welcome to VICE Eats World: Food Porn From Around the Globe
For our new column VICE Eats World, we asked our staff to submit photos of all of the food they encounter at every corner of the globe their roles take them to.
IMPRINTS: Abstract Architecture
For label owner Satoshi Tomiie, it’s about the right balance between letting go and concentration.
Ryoma Furutani’s World Is Bright, Shiny, and Totally Impenetrable
Like his work, the photographer is friendly but totally illusive.
Yasuaki Onishi Sculpts a Space out of Emptiness and Shadows
Yasuaki Onishi crafted wiry sculptures of emptiness at ARTCOURT Gallery last November.
Japan's Weird Anti-Dancing Law Never Stopped People from Partying
Japan recently repealed a law that banned dancing after midnight, but punters and club owners have already spent the past three years ignoring it.
Exploring Japan's Secluded Grime Scene
It's hard to progress when radio won't play your music and clubs won't let you dance.
Disguising a Corpse as a Sex Doll: A (Nearly) Perfect Crime in Japan
Why didn't a Japanese woman's corpse mailed in a cardboard box marked "doll" arouse any suspicion?
Dance Lawyers Are Fighting Japan's Club Crackdown
A grassroots group of lawyers, DJs and journalists are fighting for their right to do the Harlem Shake.