WOMEN
Let ‘Em Sew: Flight Attendants and Sexism in Japan’s COVID-19 Crisis
A comment by a government official that (mostly female) flight attendants on furlough would be sewing hospital gowns was news to the…
covid-19
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WOMEN
VIDEO
Video: Head(ache) of Household – Women in Japan and the COVID-19 Crisis
Sachiko Ishikawa explains how Japan's "head of household" system works, and we discuss how this puts women in Japan at a disadvantage.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Some Japanese Izakaya Go Virtual During COVID-19
From free high-speed wi-fi to shamizen serenades, enterprising bar owners in Japan are going virtual to soften the damage wrought by COVID-19.
SOCIETY
Japan’s Night Workers Left Adrift in COVID-19 Response
The Abe government's complicated COVID-19 compensation plan leaves out a lot of people - including most of the women who work in…
WOMEN
Her Voice: Japanese Women Have Always Shone
Japan's government says it wants women to shine. But a working Japanese mom argues they always have: Japanese men - including her…
FEATURED
The Spanish Flu in Japan and Its Parallels to COVID-19
How the 1918 Flu Pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish Flu) affected Japan, how the country reacted, and what we can learn from history.
POLITICS
The Young, Immigrants Targeted in Japan’s COVID-19 Crisis
As Japan's COVID-19 crisis escalates, its youth and foreign residents become targets of right-wing politicians and the country's mass media.
RACE IN JAPAN
Coronavirus Racism: Fukushima’s Governor Speaks Out
The rise in coronavirus related racism has drawn harsh criticism from Fukushima governor Uchibori Masao - a man who knows well the…