ENTERTAINMENT
These Strange Japanese YouTube Manga Ads Are Offending Everyone
Offended by these Japanese ads on YouTube? It's not just you - they're universally despised in Japan as well.
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ENTERTAINMENT
SOCIETY
Japan’s Hounded “Untouchables” Fight to Banish Blacklist
A case in a Tokyo district court is challenging the re-publication of a "guide" purporting to out reputed members of Japan's burakumin,…
RACE IN JAPAN
Naomi Osaka’s Powerful Activism Makes Waves in Japan
Naomi Osaka's masks memorializing murdered Black Americans have made some of her sponsors uneasy - but have also sparked valuable discussions about…
CULTURE
Ancestral Ainu Remains Returned by Tokyo University
A long fight by Japan's indigenous Ainu results in a hard-won victory - but much more remains to be done.
LGBTQ
Japan Feminist Org Essay Defends TERFs, Draws Fire
A feminist organization in Japan draws a fierce backlash with an essay defending J.K. Rowling and discrimination against transgender people.
FEATURED
Japan’s Whiteness Problem, Part 2: The Propaganda Machine
How Japan went from a paternalistic relationship with the US after WWII to a co-dependent one that reified whiteness.
WOMEN
Japan’s “Potato Salad Mansplainer” Draws Fire, Support for Mothers
A random man's random comment to a busy mother sparks a tweetstorm - and leads at least one store to show their…
FEATURED
Japan’s Whiteness Problem, Part 1: Colorism
Thalia Harris analyzes Japan's preference for whiteness in foreigners, where it comes from, and why it continues to persist.