POLITICS
Fight to Raise Japan’s National Age of Consent Ramps Up
Japan is considering following South Korea and raising the national age of sexual consent - but the effort isn't without hurdles.
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POLITICS
SOCIAL MEDIA
Japan Twitter Reacts To The Alleged Crimes Of Abe
Former Japan PM Abe Shinzo may no longer be in office but the public is still demanding accountability in a serious financial…
CULTURE
Japan Isn’t a Painting in a Museum
Why Westerners who treat Japanese culture as a finished, unchanging product need to learn more about Japanese history - and about life…
SOCIAL MEDIA
Ito Shiori’s New Case Could Make Twitter Likes Slander
Journalist and activist Ito Shiori is suing a Japanese politician on the grounds that her twitter likes are tantamount to defamation.
TRAVEL
High Court Blames TEPCO and Government in Fukushima Disaster
The Sendai High Court found the government and TEPCO responsible for the March 2011 incident - and increased compensation to the victims.
LAW & CRIME
Japan’s Fear of a Marijuana Planet
While marijuana use is liberalizing in many countries, Japan is an exception - as one poor celebrity recently found out.
LIVING IN JAPAN
Kyoto Cracks Down on Barkers in Tourist Trap Districts
A revised law aims to eliminate harassment of locals and tourists from Kyoto's top tourist areas. But will it work?
SOCIETY
Japan’s Hounded “Untouchables” Fight to Banish Blacklist
A case in a Tokyo district court is challenging the re-publication of a "guide" purporting to out reputed members of Japan's burakumin,…