POLITICS
Japan Considers Compensation for Forced Sterilization Under Eugenics Law
Japan's eugenics law remained on the books until 1996. Now, the victims are fighting back - and the country's government grapples for…
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HISTORY
The Last Samurai: Enomoto Takeaki and the Warrior Democracy of Ezo
The story of the samurai who fought the rise of modern Japan to the end - and who, when all else failed,…
POLITICS
Did Japan’s Government Track Dissidents in Okinawa?
Did the Abe government violate Japan's Constitution by tracking opponents of Okinawa's military base? The government denies it - but a Japanese…
POLITICS
Resistance and Acceptance in the Allied Occupation of Japan
How the Allied Occupation plunged Japan into a national Five Stages of Grief - and how it permanently changed Japanese society and…
FEATURED
A Militarized Japan? The Quest to Revise Article 9 of Japan’s Constitution
Will Japan move from maintaining a pure self-defense force to creating an army that can go on the offensive?
SOCIETY
Dawn of a New Era: Why Japan’s Calendars Will Change With the New Emperor
When Crown Prince Naruhito becomes Emperor this year, a new era will literally dawn in Japan. Alyssa Pearl Fusek explores the history…
POLITICS
The 2 Billion Yen Ascension: Japan’s Budget-Busting Royal Ritual
When the new Emperor takes his throne in 2019, Japan’s taxpayers will spend billions on a Shinto religious rite. Some - including…
SOCIETY
Life in Limbo: How Japan is Failing its Institutionalized Children
Alyssa Pearl Fusek on how Japanese law and cultural attitudes leave foster kids in limbo.