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#MeToo in JET: Verdict in Sexual Assault Case

A former JET Program participant who suffered sexual assault has won a civil lawsuit against Nagasaki Prefecture.

How discriminatory comments by Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio's secretary may lead to actual reform on LGBTQ+ issues in Japan.

A team of researchers set out to discover the true identity of a "mermaid mummy" enshrined in a Japanese temple. The result?

It may not actually be from Taiwan, but Nagoya's "Taiwan ramen" is quickly becoming one of the region's most famous dishes.

A new survey shows that women in Japan are often shut out of government, not just at the national level, but the local level as well.

A spate of account freezes has Japanese Twitter users lamenting the service's "Ice Age" and once again asking: should we stay or should we go?