Did Japan Nearly Have its Own Prohibition Era?
Japan has a noted drinking culture. Yet, as Japan modernized, a surprising number embraced the foreign concept of alcohol prohibition.
Japan has a noted drinking culture. Yet, as Japan modernized, a surprising number embraced the foreign concept of alcohol prohibition.
How a 6th grader’s curiosity led her to create a book for kids on LGBTQ+ people – and how Japan’s LGBTQ+ education still lags.
The unannounced decision to evict unhoused people from Shibuya’s Mitake Park sparked an online – and real-life – protest by activists.
Narita, Japan’s busiest airport, was once the site of a titanic civil struggle that pitted thousands of armed activists and farmers against the state.
Japan’s politicians insist the Tokyo Olympics will happen in 2021 no matter what. We talked to activists who are fighting to stop it.
We talk with an organizer of the Black Lives Matter march in Osaka about her work – and how she hopes things change for Japan’s Black citizens & residents.
An activist takes the Abe administration to task for its failure to support all of Japan’s citizens equally during the country’s COVID-19 crisis.
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