TRAVEL
What Are The Most Popular Golden Week 2023 Destinations?
This year's Golden Week in Japan promises to be busy. Here are the hot domestic and international spots for Japanese vacationers.
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NEWS
Controversy at Ghibli Park after Guests Post Inappropriate Pictures
Controversy has erupted in online Japanese spaces over photographs of visitors to the newly-opened Ghibli Park simulating assault on underage film characters.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
New Stats Show Remote Work is Working for Japan
New research data shows that remote working works in Japan - and that overworked mothers may be benefiting the most.
BOOK REVIEWS
Review: Poetry and Prose Dance in Ito Hiromi’s The Thorn Puller
Ito Hiromi's The Thorn Puller tackles subjects like aging, death, and suffering while also illuminating the bittersweet joy of being alive.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Mama, Papa: How the Japanese Words for Parents Lost Out to English
"Mama" and "papa" are such ubiquitous parental terms in Japan that it's easy to forget they're foreign words - words the government…
LGBTQ
Tokyo Court Denies Transgender Parent Legal Rights To Own Child
How an outdated Japanese law and no same-sex marriage rights denied one transgender parent legal guardianship of her own biological child.
SOCIETY
Acceptance for “Kira Kira” Names? How Japan’s Koseki Rules May Change
The rise of Japanese "kira kira" names with unexpected kanji readings has sparked controversy over the past few decades. Will altering the…
SOCIETY
In Japan, Rental Family Services Let You Hire Actors to Play Family Roles
Would you hire a stranger to be your spouse or your parent? For some in Japan, the rental family is the answer…