SOCIETY
Authorities Close Shibuya’s Mitake Park to Unhoused, Sparking Outcry
The unannounced decision to evict unhoused people from Shibuya's Mitake Park sparked an online - and real-life - protest by activists.
human rights
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SOCIETY
WOMEN
Japanese Woman’s “Death by Housework” Goes Unacknowledged
A woman was worked to death - but since it was "just housework", Japan's government won't acknowledge it. How her family is…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Japanese Language School That Padlocked Student Gets Stiff Penalty
The government of Japan sanctions a language school for its horrific treatment of a student - but the school's fighting back.
LGBTQ
Tokyo to Launch LGBT Partnership System in 2022
In what could be a major advance for LGBT rights in Japan, Tokyo will soon support full partnership benefits for same-sex couples.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Time to Pay Up: Campaign Puts Japan’s Uniqlo on Blast
UJ talks with the organizer of a campaign that seeks to make Uniqlo pay back wages to Indonesian workers whom they say…
BOOK REVIEWS
Review: “Black Box: The Memoir That Sparked Japan’s #MeToo Movement”
Ito Shiori's arresting memoir, Black Box, has been credited with starting #metoo in Japan. Now her seminal book has a superlative new…
SOCIETY
Mentalist DaiGo and Anti-Homeless Sentiment in Japan
YouTuber Mentalist Daigo caused a furor after saying he valued the lives of cats over the homeless. Yet a lack of care…
LIVING IN JAPAN
The Zairyu Card App: An Invasion of Privacy
A government app designed to spot residency card forgeries puts the foreign community of Japan on edge, increasing feelings of alienation.