JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Why Are Fewer Japanese Men Calling Themselves “Ore”?
Japan’s masculine pronoun “ore” doesn't have the juice it used to. Instead, men are choosing boku, watashi, and jibun in everyday life.
masculinity
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
WOMEN
Japanese City Tries Gamification to Get More Husbands to Do Housework
Fukushima is launching an experimental app to see if gamifying housework will help close the chore gap in Japanese households.
SOCIETY
Japan’s “Leg-Hair Harassment” Debate: What English Media Is Missing
Are Japanese women really accusing Japanese men of harassing them in the workplace with their body hair? Here are the facts.
WOMEN
Japanese Professor: Men Who Pick Up World Cup Trash Should “Do It at Home,” Too
FIFA praised Japanese fans for cleaning the World Cup stadium. A Chubu University professor's viral reply, however, asked why Japanese men can't…
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
Why Are More Japanese Girls Calling Themselves “Boku”?
How do you refer to yourself in Japanese? For most women, it’s some variant of "watashi." But for many young girls, the…
CULTURE
Rural Men in Japan Are Quitting Their Jobs to Be With Their Partners
It's traditionally been expected that women in Japan will sacrifice their careers for their husbands. That might be changing.
SOCIETY
Why Japan’s Single Men Are The Unhappiest In The World
Why are single men in Japan unhappier than men in other nations? One writer argues that the unfair expectations placed on women…
CULTURE
The Three Cs: The Men Japan Says You Should Avoid Dating
Why do (some) Japanese women say you should never date a man who makes his own curry roux from scratch? These and…