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Confessions of a Gay Man Who Thought “Women Have It Made”

He thought that women had it easy...until he pretended to be one.

Happy Science: Inside Japan’s Far-Right Religious Movement

In the mid-1980s, a Japanese salaryman declared himself the reincarnation of Buddha and Hermes. Now his religious organization claims millions of adherents.

Fukushima Fallout: Eight Years Later, A Struggle for Normalcy

A Japanese mother on the challenges her family faces after returning to Fukushima - and on how the area is still struggling to recover

Hay Fever in Japan: A Man-Made Nationwide Epidemic

How did a condition once thought to be non-existent in Japan become the country's "national illness"? Blame the government, says Krys Suzuki.

The Shocking Consequences of Mental Illness Stigma in Japan

Despite having a fairly efficient health care system, Japan lags behind in providing both awareness and support for mentally ill people.

Hikikomori: A Path Forward for Japan’s Recluses?

Why does Japan drive some to remain secluded their entire lives? A look at Japan's hikikomori and how some are working to help them.

Dawn of a New Era: Why Japan’s Calendars Will Change With the New Emperor

When Crown Prince Naruhito becomes Emperor this year, a new era will literally dawn in Japan. Alyssa Pearl Fusek explores the history of era names in Japan.

Singles Culture in Japan on the Rise

Why singles life in Japan tends to be less like The Bachelor and more like The 40 Year Old Virgin.

Life in Limbo: How Japan is Failing its Institutionalized Children

Alyssa Pearl Fusek on how Japanese law and cultural attitudes leave foster kids in limbo.

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