LAW & CRIME
Why Japanese Women Traveling to Hawaii are Being Turned Away
An increasing number of Japanese women are finding it harder to enter the US and are getting turned back at the border.…
prostitution
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LAW & CRIME
SEX & NIGHTLIFE
Japan Politicians Are Eyeing a Crackdown on Host Clubs
Japanese news is rife with stories of host clubs that take advantage of their female customers. Now, lawmakers are getting involved.
WOMEN
UN Women Calls Out Sexualized “Getsuyoubi no Tawawa” Newspaper Ad
A full-page spread run by The Nikkei advertising a popular ecchi manga has caused backlash - including from the New York-based UN…
WOMEN
Kanno Sugako and Her Daring Revolution
How a writer and socialist revolutionary ended up undertaking a daring plot to take out the Meiji Emperor - and the price…
WOMEN
The Feminist Movement in Japan: 1980s to Present
As Japanese feminism entered the modern era, it debated hot button issues such as sex work and domestic violence - and also…
WOMEN
The Feminist Movement in Japan: WWII to the 1970s
How the feminist movement in Japan worked after World War II to free women from the traditionally assigned role of the "good…
SOCIETY
#WaitingOnGod: The Risky Hash Tags Used By Japan’s Runaways
How young Japanese girls are using Twitter to run away from home - and how Japanese police and NPOs are taking action…
ESSAY
Platonic Sex: The Wild Ride of Japanese Porn Star Iijima Ai
Middle school dropout. Troublemaker. Hostess. Porn star. Author. Media darling. The wild journey of Japan's Iijima Ai.