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A Cosplayer’s Treatment at Japan’s Comiket Draws Criticism Worldwide

Attendees' grotesque behavior towards a Chinese cosplayer leaves many questioning whether Japan's Comiket convention is a safe space for women.

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Japanese Recruiting Firm Sold Job-Seeker’s “Scores” Without Consent

A recruiting company used a predictive program to assess the odds that a candidate would decline a job - and then sold…

SOCIETY

Japanese Student and Others Speak Out Over US School’s Mushroom Cloud Logo

Japanese people wonder: Why does a school in America revel in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people by calling themselves…

HISTORY

The Unique History of Japan’s Postal System

How the Japan Post's unique development and services improved the economy of a nation - its successes, its controversies, and the origin…

SOCIETY

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.

JAPANESE LANGUAGE

What Do I Call You, Honey? Japanese and the Language of Marriage

In Japan, what you call your partner in front of other people can be a confusing question - and one laden with…

FEATURED

Furuta Junko: The Horrific Murder That Tested Japan

How the case of Furuta Junko led Japan's press to break the rules, and citizens to question the country's juvenile criminal law.

SOCIETY

Separate Ways: Why Joint Parenting After Divorce in Japan is So Rare

In Japan, divorce often means a permanent good-bye for at least one parent. Learn why some activists are fighting to change that.