r/japan
ActiveThis subreddit serves as a general hub to discuss most things Japanese and exchange information, **as well as to guide users to subs specializing in things such as daily life, travel or language acquisition.** Users are strongly encouraged to check the sidebar and stickied general questions thread before posting.
Members
1,645,863
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
185.1K
archived
Total comments
1.8M
archived
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How many members does r/japan have?
r/japan had 1,645,863 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/japan dead?
No. r/japan is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/japan created?
r/japan was created on January 25, 2008.
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