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…
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LAW & CRIME
HISTORY
Was Divorce in Japan’s Edo Era Easy?
Divorce in Japan's Edo era was a simple affair...if you were a man. For women, "divorce temples" provided a way out.
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How an outdated Japanese law and no same-sex marriage rights denied one transgender parent legal guardianship of her own biological child.
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…
WOMEN
Kitamura Harue: The Legacy of Japan’s First Female Mayor
A look at the life of Japan's first female mayor, Harue Kitamura, and the legacy she left behind for aspiring women in…
LGBTQ
Japanese Star SHELLY Defends Trans People in Abortion Remarks
A Japanese talent defends her use of transgender-inclusive language in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
ENTERTAINMENT
Pachinko in Japan: The Game That Definitely Isn’t Gambling!
How the game of pachinko in Japan become one of the country's primary forms of legalized...well, let's not call it gambling, shall…
ENTERTAINMENT
NHK Fee: Why You Have to Pay Even If You Don’t Own a TV
A revision to Japan's Broadcasting Act might make it impossible to avoid the NHK guy slapping you with the NHK fee.