Entertainment
What Makes Japanese Idol Culture Unique?
How did Japan become the birthplace of manufactured girl groups? A look into the historic roots of Japanese idol culture and how…
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Society
Is Japan Really THAT Clean?
The stereotype holds that Japan is a meticulously clean country. Emma Ford looks at the difference between public and private behavior, and…
Culture
How Netflix’s MANIAC Makes (Some) Strides Melding Cultures
Netflix's MANIAC, directed by Japanese-American auteur Cary Joji Fukunaga, melds Japanese and American cultures convincingly. But in other ways, the series still…
Food
Looks Like Chicken: My First Time (Accidentally) Eating Horse in Japan
The first time I ate raw horse in Tokyo, it was all a big linguistic misunderstanding.
LGBTQ
Japanese Magazine That Published Anti-LGBT Screed Did It for the Money, Says Writers
The magazine that published a politician's piece calling LGBT people "unproductive" halts publication as some Japanese experts decry the publishing industry's drift…
Culture
A Tansu Full of Dollars: Why Japan Has Such a Hardcore Savings Culture
Why does Japan save more money on average than the rest of the world?
Society
Kodokushi: Why Dying Alone in Japan Is On The Rise
An aging population means more Japanese are dying alone in their homes, which had led to a booming clean-up industry. Can anything…
Featured
Religion in Japan: A Complex and Intricate Affair
Why, in a country littered with shrines and temples, does the majority of the population claim to practice no religion?