CULTURE
10-Year-Old School-Skipping “Revolutionary” Goes Viral in Japan
An Okinawan boy's anti-school rant continues to rack up hits - and criticism of both the boy and his parents.
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CULTURE
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Japan’s New Currency: Who’s On the 2024 Yen Notes?
Japan may be pivoting to a cashless society, but cash is still king - and the figures chosen for its new currency…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Unseen Japan Kaiwa 2: Teacher, Teacher – Reader Response to Teacher in Japan Who Hit Student
English language YouTuber and former Japanese schoolteacher teacher Misaki joins Unseen Japan to discuss our reader's top comments about the teacher who…
FEATURED
Hikikomori: A Path Forward for Japan’s Recluses?
Why does Japan drive some to remain secluded their entire lives? A look at Japan's hikikomori and how some are working to…
SOCIETY
After Teacher Slugs Student in Japan, Many Sympathize with…the Teacher
Learn why, after a teacher hauled off and hit a student, many are calling for the STUDENT to be punished.
WOMEN
Yamamoto Yae: The Warrior Woman Who Never Stopped Serving
From defending castles to outraging society, Yamamoto Yae never met a battle she didn't pick. Alyssa Fusek on one of Japan's most…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Why Does Japan Struggle With English?
A city park employee managed to lose a quarter million dollars because he couldn't speak English. Krys Suzuki, a former English teacher…
ESSAY
Silence is Golden? Moving from “Quiet” Japan to the Wild, Wild West
Japan as an island nation is known to be respectful and quiet. Emma Ford describes what it's like to live this reality…