CULTURE
Naomi Osaka Announces Upcoming Manga About Tennis in Space
A new manga centered on Naomi Osaka has fans excited - and its publisher seems intent on making sure they do right…
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CULTURE
SOCIAL MEDIA
Japan Twitter Reacts To The Alleged Crimes Of Abe
Former Japan PM Abe Shinzo may no longer be in office but the public is still demanding accountability in a serious financial…
WOMEN
Women Sound Alarm as Japan Plans to Slash Childcare Benefits
A planned subsidy cut by the Suga government could be a major blow to women and families already struggling during the COVID-19…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
What Was Japan’s Hottest New Buzzword of 2020?
The national chatter in Japan this year was dominated by anime, COVID-19, and killing time. But which word summarized 2020 Japan the…
RACE IN JAPAN
Nike Japan Ad Encouraging Diversity Angers Japanese Racists
Extreme right wingers in Japan slam Nike and threaten a boycott over a commercial that's being praised by...well, virtually everyone else.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Go To Telework…On the Narita Express?
Who wants to work on a train to nowhere? JR East will find out as it turns its famed airport shuttle into…
POLITICS
Meet the Activists Who Want the Tokyo Olympics Cancelled
Japan's politicians insist the Tokyo Olympics will happen in 2021 no matter what. We talked to activists who are fighting to stop…
ENTERTAINMENT
Why The “24” Japan Remake Was Such a Spectacular Failure
It coulda been a contender. Sadly, 24 Japan - a Japanese remake of an American classic - was dead on arrival. What…