A new survey says the vast majority of Japan’s irregular public servants – many of them women – routinely suffer harassment at their jobs. Why does no one seem to be doing anything about it?
Studying on vacation? Learn how one prefecture in Japan is giving kids more time with their parents – but only if they keep hitting the books.
Official regulations have forbidden bus drivers in Japan from waving howdy to each other for 20+ years. But how many of them follow the rule? Survey says…
A court throws out an inflammatory lawsuit, part of a recent string of attempts to silence a Tokyo organization that helps girls in trouble. Read more about the frivolous lawsuit batted back by Colabo and its allies.
A child died after exercises in Hokkaido, sparking a debate about school’s lack of air conditioning as global warming heats up.
A new commercial from Suntory is drawing praise from social media for spotlighting the silent camaraderie between dads.
Japanese parents are complaining online as schools continue to prevent students from using sunscreen, despite hotter-than-hell temps.
How a disabled man in Japan used what might have been a negative encounter with subway priority seats as a teaching moment.
Tado Shrine in Mie Prefecture says it’s preserving tradition with ageuma, its horse jumping festival. But activists call it cruel.
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