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POLITICS

How Can Japan Better Prepare for the Next Pandemic?

A foreign resident of Japan gives a street-level view on the country's COVID-19 response - and how it could better prepare for…

FEATURED

The Spanish Flu in Japan and Its Parallels to COVID-19

How the 1918 Flu Pandemic (a.k.a. the Spanish Flu) affected Japan, how the country reacted, and what we can learn from history.

POLITICS

The Young, Immigrants Targeted in Japan’s COVID-19 Crisis

As Japan's COVID-19 crisis escalates, its youth and foreign residents become targets of right-wing politicians and the country's mass media.

PATREON

Will The Abe Government Survive COVID-19?

I look at the history of Abe Shinzo's reign - including his first failed term of office - and consider whether Abe…

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Guaranteed Sick Days in Japan Are Not a Thing

While some companies offer them, Japan as a whole doesn't give workers guaranteed sick days. That's complicating its complicated response to COVID-19.

WOMEN

Cinderella Weight: A Deadly Standard for Japanese Women

A Twitter trend from 2018 has more than a few Japanese women chasing their "Cinderella weight." Health experts in Japan say that's…

SOCIETY

Disease Specialist Kicked Off of Diamond Princess

Professor Iwata Kentaro of Kobe University discusses why he was kicked off the Diamond Princess - and why what he saw alarmed…

ENTERTAINMENT

Japan Prefecture’s Proposed Screen Limits Draw Backlash

Kagawa Prefecture is proposing strict limits on kids' screen time - but critics say the Prefectural Assembly's approach is played out.