CULTURE
Taking Laughter Seriously: A History of Japanese Comedy
How comedy and the concept of laughter in Japan evolved from seriousness to silliness.
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CULTURE
SOCIETY
#WaitingOnGod: The Risky Hash Tags Used By Japan’s Runaways
How young Japanese girls are using Twitter to run away from home - and how Japanese police and NPOs are taking action…
SOCIETY
After Teacher Slugs Student in Japan, Many Sympathize with…the Teacher
Learn why, after a teacher hauled off and hit a student, many are calling for the STUDENT to be punished.
SOCIETY
Anti-Vax Japanese Religious Cult Apologizes for Measles Outbreak
A religious group in Mie Prefecture apologizes after its resistance to modern medicine nearly causes an epidemic.
ENTERTAINMENT
Illegal Hero? China’s Legally Dubious Ultraman Movies Rile Japanese Fans
A Chinese production company continues releasing Ultraman movies that Ultraman's Japanese producers say are illegal. Are they legitimate - or another Chinese…
SOCIETY
Unseen Japan Kaiwa: Idol Matters – The Yamaguchi Maho Incident, and Life as a Woman in Modern Japan
English language and American lifestyle YouTuber Misaki joins Unseen Japan to discuss the Yamaguchi Maho idol incident, how idol culture creates pressure…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Why Subway is Dying in Japan – and Why Starbucks Keeps Growing
While Subway stores in Japan shutter left and right, Starbucks thrives. Why has the one failed where the other succeeded?
FEATURED
A Militarized Japan? The Quest to Revise Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution
Will Japan move from maintaining a pure self-defense force to creating an army that can go on the offensive?