To live the big Japanese way is to understand that shoganai (it can't be helped) meets ganbaru (do your best)—and that the finest entertainment is often just sharing a grilled skewer and a highball at a counter with no chairs.

(big public baths)

: There is an increasing focus on conversation over endurance drinking, with many bars expanding their alcohol-free menus.

: Fans now organize their entire budgets, travel plans, and social lives around their oshi.

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