Japanese Language
What Do I Call You, Honey? Japanese and the Language of Marriage
In Japan, what you call your partner in front of other people can be a confusing question - and one laden with…
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Society
Separate Ways: Why Joint Parenting After Divorce in Japan is So Rare
In Japan, divorce often means a permanent good-bye for at least one parent. Learn why some activists are fighting to change that.
Society
Rumors of “Deploying” Schoolkids to Tokyo Olympics Fuels Heat Stroke Fears
As Japan's summer heat claims victims, a rumor raises fresh health fears around next year's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Popular
Tourists’ Treatment of Kyoto’s Apprentice Geisha Is Only Getting Worse
The huge influx of tourists to Kyoto has brought with it a string of nasty behavior towards the city's most famous residents.
Politics
The Knights: New Japanese Political Party Gets Disabled Candidates Elected
How did a three-month-old party win seats in Japan's Upper House? Its leader did something rare in politics: he put other peoples'…
Politics
The Fools: A Joke Political Party in Japan Wins a Seat (and Taxpayer Funds)
How a party that seeks to "topple" Japan's public broadcast system made waves - and secured power - through performance art.
Technology
7-11 Japan Shutters Its Cashless App After Only Four Days
What was supposed to be a huge boon for the struggling convenience store chain became a software engineer's worst nightmare. Learn about…
Culture
Nagoya City Suggests the Disabled Use Drones to Scale a Castle
When the city of Nagoya announced the renovated Nagoya Castle would lack an elevator for disabled access, the response was...left than uplifting.