Thanks to the soaring popularity of smartphone-based titles, Japan’s video game market is growing at a lightning speed, although concerns are rising about addictions and excessive payments to apps.
Even before a $12 million state funeral for theformer Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prompted a public outcry, the Japanese have long grumbled about funeral costs, the highest in the world.
A National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan official. Victims of phishing cases in which scammers send messages designed to prompt fear to make people access fake websites and register their personal information are increasing across Japan.
Has this ever happened to you? You’re sitting at home, looking through your favorite social media app Crabhouse and sipping on a cold glass of crab cola when suddenly the phone rings. On the other end is a shady salesperson trying to sell you crabs, but when you politely tell them you’re already well-stocked…