POLITICS
Uzbek-born Politician Aims to Change Japan from Setagaya
Orzugul Babakhodjaeva, an immigrant to Japan from Uzbekistan, just won election in Tokyo's Setagawa Ward on a platform of inclusion.
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POLITICS
CULTURE
Burning Bunnies and Kawaii Resistance: On LARME’s 10th Anniversary Video
Japanese fashion magazine LARME pulled a video celebrating its 10th anniversary. But its critics are missing the point.
WOMEN
Tamura Toshiko: The ‘New Woman’ Feminist in Early Modern Japan
In Taisho era Japan, Tamura Toshiko emerged as one of the preeminent writers of the "New Woman" movement. Her legacy extends farther…
SOCIETY
Japanese Soup Chain’s Free Baby Food Plan Stirs Online Ire
Soup Stock Tokyo's new offering of free baby food has sparked a backlash, adding more fuel to the debate over child-rearing in…
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Which Japanese Books Get Left Out of Translation?
There are more Japanese books being made available in English every year. Still, only a small portion of them get translated.
LAW & CRIME
Japan to Schools: Don’t Dock Attendance for Groping Victims
Japan's government took steps this week to make it easier for school-age women to report groping assaults.
NEWS
Idols Win Big Against Management That Ordered Them to Get Thinner
Four former idols have triumphed against their management, whom a court found terrorized the group and hounded them to lose weight.
CULTURE
Japanese Shrine Maiden School: An Inside View
What does it take to become a certified Japanese shrine maiden? A certified miko gives us an insider's look at a miko…