WOMEN
Japanese Women Are Fleeing to Cities in Droves
Everyone, it seems, is fleeing Japan's countryside for the cities - but women greatly outnumber men in the exodus. How are local…
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WOMEN
Everyone, it seems, is fleeing Japan's countryside for the cities - but women greatly outnumber men in the exodus. How are local…
FOOD
How did people in Japan eat 15,000 years ago? One museum in Iwate Prefecture seeks to bring the culinary joys of ancient…
HISTORY
How a string of violent attacks and a shifting political landscape spelled the end for the Japanese Red Army.
FOOD
They're sprouting up all over Japan as a way of fighting poverty and hunger. But are "kid's cafeterias" shifting too much of…
POLITICS
Amidst rising anti-Korean discourse in Japan thanks to worsening trade relations, another issue is taking headlines: freedom of speech.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Trying to order in Japanese at a Japanese restaurant? Here are some of the questions you might not expect - and how…
CULTURE
How a form of political protest music came to be regarded as an art form that captures "the heart of Japan."
ENTERTAINMENT
How Kashiwagi Haruko's latest demonstrates the diversity of manga as a medium - and provides insight into the daily struggle of Japan's…