BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
More Japanese Skip Year-End Work Parties
Year-end work parties have long been a staple of Japanese business culture. But more and more people - especially the young -…
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WOMEN
Japanese Women Decry Job-Seeking Harassment
"If you refuse, we'll bad-mouth you." From inappropriate advice to demands for sex, Japanese women open up about job-seeking harassment.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Microsoft’s Four-Day Workweek in Japan Isn’t New
Microsoft's experiment with the four-day in Japan has gained a lot of attention. But they're not the first company in Japan to…
FEATURED
Ama-San: A Look at Japan’s Female Free Divers
Learn about the culture, skills, and economic developments of the ama-san, a dying culture of sea-faring women with historic roots.
POLITICS
Fukushima Workers Battle Leukemia – and Bureaucracy
Eight years out, Japan's nuclear meltdown still impacts Fukushima workers. One man's fight against disease - and the company that refuses to…
WOMEN
Japanese Women Are Fleeing to Cities in Droves
Everyone, it seems, is fleeing Japan's countryside for the cities - but women greatly outnumber men in the exodus. How are local…
ENTERTAINMENT
A Bold Manga About Japan’s “Losers” Challenges Status Quo
How Kashiwagi Haruko's latest demonstrates the diversity of manga as a medium - and provides insight into the daily struggle of Japan's…
FEATURED
Why Some Westerners in Japan Never Learn Japanese
How a casual tweet promoting an author's new book about Japan blew up into a discussion of Western privilege and Orientalism.