Nitō Yumeno, who runs the Tokyo support group Colabo, is one prominent voice pushing Japan to adopt the "Nordic model." "Victims of prostitution as young as 12 are by no means rare," she says, arguing women should never be the ones punished.
ICYMI: Japan's marriage rate has hit a postwar low, but the bridal industry is pivoting to single women. "Solo weddings" let a bride have the gown, the photo shoot, and the day, without a groom or guests.
Everything is fake and propped up on AI that we collectively dumped $539 billion into this year alone. 95% of companies that implemented it are seeing no measurable ROI. Microsoft just cancelled their AI coding licenses because tokens cost more than paying real people. Uber burned through their entire 2026 AI budget in four months. Dot com bust, but funnier. That’s what’s happening.
@colleensmanga They uploaded NEXT WEEKS EPISODE of a DIFFERENT SERIES instead of Agents of the Four Seasons. Removed the episode 😭 and then uploaded the same wrong episode again
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Minoh Waterfall, one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, is just a 45-minute walk from Hankyu Minoh Station through a forested river valley lined with maple trees, snack shops, and small temples.
Explaining to children that they shouldn't worry about a career because the world will be completely unlivable in 15 years and that death will be a sweet relief from living in a nuclear wasteland is probably the hardest part of working at Build-A-Bear.