Human News About Japan.

Unseen Japan is news made by humans, for humans. We cover Japanese news, history, the Japanese language, culture, social justice movements –  all of the myriad ways in which Japanese culture continues to evolve and change. 

All of our coverage is geared from the perspective of voices from within Japan – especially the voices of women, indigenous groups, and other marginalized sectors of society.

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Why support the UJ Journalism Fund?

We’re a small, scrappy group of creator, translators, and working journalists with some big ambitions. We want to expand our current crop of articles and videos to bring you more content we think you’ll love:

  • More translations of experts, activists, entertainers, and regular citizens whose voices you wouldn’t otherwise hear in English – particularly more marginalized voices
  • More work from authors with Japanese heritage
  • More, longer, better-produced videos
  • More tours around truly “unseen” places of Japan – particularly outside of the usual tourist hot spots
 
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