Culture
Sapporo Christmas Market Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
The sister city relationship between Sapporo and Munich has gifted the former with a splendid Christmas market now entering its 20th year.
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Culture
Untranslated: Philosophy and Prose Collide in Masaya Chiba’s Playful World
We talked with philosopher and queer fiction author Masaya Chiba on Gilles Deleuze and the challenges of being queer in the modern…
Law & Crime
#MeToo in JET: One Woman’s 7-Year Battle Against Sexual Abuse
How one woman found herself without resources or assistance after she was sexually assaulted in the JET Program - and how she…
Women
Self-Defense Forces Soldier Speaks Out on Her Double Harassment
A former member of Japan's Self Defense Force (SDF) talks about the online abuse she's received since reporting on her sexual assault.
Culture
Unmannerly Hikers Doom Buddhist Temple Toilet in Japan
This is why Japan can't have nice things. A Buddhist temple is bulldozing its toilet because some hikers can't behave themselves.
Women
Japanese Law Made Me Change My Name Three Times
A Japanese woman's first-hand account of how Japan's law requiring joint spousal surnames impacted her life and sense of identity.
Culture
Japan’s Wild Boar Problem Keeps Growing
As the hunters who would normally hunt them get too old, Japan finds itself under attack by an onslaught of wild boars.
Food
The Kinoko Takenoko War: Japan’s Great Snack Battle
Where do you fall in the Kinoko Takenoko War? How a pair of Japanese snacks has pitted people against one another for…