Girlfriends for Hire

For ¥ 13,000 you can rent a girlfriend for two hours.

Basashi is... HORSE MEAT Sashimi

Japan imported $42 million of horse meat in 2022.

Questioning the Quality of Starbucks Matcha

Approx. 50% of all Japanese tea is sold to the United States.

Matcha: Made in China... Perfected in Japan

Leading the world in matcha exports, Japan ships $85 million of matcha abroad every year.

A Very Special Gift

When there's a gift for every occasion... you end up spending $70 billion on omiyage (gifts) every year like the Japanese

Love in a Can

they say that love has no price... but Japanese singles will spend around $550 million trying to find it.

$50k Houses in Japan

Believe it or not, nearly 14% of all houses in Japan are empty, which adds up to a staggering 9 to 11 million homes just sitting there, waiting for a new owner.