LAW & CRIME
Did “Your Name” Producer Get Off Easy for Raping Minors?
Some are calling the sentence light, as producer Ito Koichiro has admitted to at least 11 cases of prostitution involving minors.
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LAW & CRIME
WOMEN
How A Viral Lie in Japan Fed False Rape Charge Hysteria
Why did a major media outlet in Japan echo a social media user's lie about being charged with sexual assault for using…
SOCIETY
Japan’s Archaic School Rules Force Some Students to Freeze in Winter
Despite having to walk to school in the bitter cold, some students are forbidden from wearing scarves, warm coats, and even socks.
TRAVEL
Why Aren’t Japanese Restaurants Happy to Have Chinese Tourists?
Are Chinese tourists to Japan ill-mannered? Why users on a popular Chinese social media app are lambasting their fellow citizens' behavior.
LAW & CRIME
Ex-Legislator in Japan Gets Light Sentence for Raping Minor
Politician Shiiki Tamotsu admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a child. So why did he get off so easy?
LIVING IN JAPAN
Japanese School Wrongly Expels Kurdish Student Whose Immigration Status Lapsed
The sixth-year elementary student will return to school after the Japanese government said the decision contradicts its guidance.
WOMEN
There Are Still Zero Female Pro Shogi Players in Japan’s Regular League
Pro women's shogi player Nishiyama Tomoka came close to breaking a 100-year barrier for women in her exam match this week.
SOCIETY
Kanagawa Police Stop Issuing Skirts to Female Officers
A sexist symbol of Japan's past is no more: As of February 2025, Kanagawa Police say new female recruits will only receive…