WOMEN
Ichikawa Fusae: The First Woman of Japanese Politics
In an age when women had few rights, Ichikawa Fusae fought for hers - and used her hard won career to give…
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WOMEN
CULTURE
Valentine’s Day in Japan: Vaunted Tradition or Sexist Standard?
Why is a popular Japanese chocolate-giving tradition once rooted in gratitude and appreciation now being called out as a form of power…
SOCIETY
“Wild Beast” of Japan Women’s Judo Retires to Sell Ice Cream
A judo champion leaves a room full of reporters in shock with her plans for the future.
PATREON
“Furariimen”: The Japanese Men Who Avoid Returning from Work
As Japanese wives demand more participation from their husbands in home life, some husbands are responding by simply not going home.
POLITICS
Resistance and Acceptance in the Allied Occupation of Japan
How the Allied Occupation plunged Japan into a national Five Stages of Grief - and how it permanently changed Japanese society and…
LAW & CRIME
Keio University Students Arrested Five Separate Times Won’t Be Charged with Rape
A Net backlash in Japan swells with news that several students of well-connected families at Keio University won't face multiple charges of…
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…
SOCIETY
Unseen Japan Kaiwa: Idol Matters – The Yamaguchi Maho Incident, and Life as a Woman in Modern Japan
English language and American lifestyle YouTuber Misaki joins Unseen Japan to discuss the Yamaguchi Maho idol incident, how idol culture creates pressure…