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“Never Hire Ugly Women”: Old Kinokuniya Hiring Memo Shows Japanese Business Has Changed
A resurfaced memo from the 1970s that came under fire when it was exposed in 1982 shows we've come a long way,…
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Japan Doesn’t Love AI As Much As You Think It Does
Does Japan REALLY welcome its new robot overlords? A deep dive into what Japan thinks about AI.
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Why Japan’s Legal Nightlife Workers Get Publicly Shunned
A canceled baseball pitch demonstrates how Japan's nightlife workers are stigmatized, even after they move on with their lives.
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A Tokyo Hotel Asked for Her Japanese Name. She Sued Instead
A Zainichi Korean woman is suing a hotel in Tokyo after they refused to let her check in under her Korean name.
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25 Years Later, School in Japan Fires Teacher for Sex with Student
A former student said her teacher had sex with her in high school. The school fired him - but many online aren't…
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How Kusama Yayoi’s Death Puts a Spotlight on Japan’s “Whiteness Problem”
The death of Japanese artist Kusama Yayoi prompted many English-language social media users to revisit her racist screeds. Japanese users, for the…
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How Japanese Media Uses Language to Launder Sexual Violence
Four different media outlets reported a recent incident of sexual assault in four different ways. Only two of them called it what…
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Maiko: I Tried to Leave the Geisha World. They Sent Me a Bill
A former maiko who says she was harassed and abused in Japan's geisha world is now telling her story, including the enormous…
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