WOMEN
Japanese Law Made Me Change My Name Three Times
A Japanese woman's first-hand account of how Japan's law requiring joint spousal surnames impacted her life and sense of identity.
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WOMEN
CULTURE
Will Japan’s Press Finally Leave Komuro Kei and Mako Alone?
The Japanese and New York press' hounding of former Princess Mako and her husband Komuro Kei has been nothing but disgraceful.
SOCIETY
Japan Will Finally Repeal 300-Day Paternity Rule from 1898
Japan's government signals it'll scrap a Meiji era law that has put women at risk and left hundreds of kids unregistered.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Amway Japan Ordered to Partially Suspend Operations for Six Months
Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency orders Amway to cease certain operations after reports distributors concealed the company's business model.
LAW & CRIME
Japan Moms Speak Up for Vietnamese Woman Convicted in Stillbirth Case
A Vietnamese woman is appealing her conviction in Japan for "hiding" the bodies of her stillborn twins - and she has a…
TRAVEL
Japan Man Arrested for Attempted Smuggling of 21 Monkeys
A Saitama man got up to some monkey business at Haneda Airport. But some suspicious screeching tipped off a customs agent and...
ENTERTAINMENT
Will Voice Actors Quit Over Japan’s New Tax Law?
A new tax system in Japan may expose creators' identities - and a voice actor says it could cause many of her…
LAW & CRIME
Tokyo Doctor Arrested for Dummy Vaccines, Forging Documents
A Tokyo doctor with strong anti-vax beliefs tried to talk patients out of the COVID-19 vaccine - and, when they insisted, gave…