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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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Year-end work parties have long been a staple of Japanese business culture. But more and more people - especially the young -…
WOMEN
"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 experiment with the four-day in Japan has gained a lot of attention. But they're not the first company in Japan to…
FEATURED
Learn about the culture, skills, and economic developments of the ama-san, a dying culture of sea-faring women with historic roots.
POLITICS
Eight years out, Japan's nuclear meltdown still impacts Fukushima workers. One man's fight against disease - and the company that refuses to…
WOMEN
Everyone, it seems, is fleeing Japan's countryside for the cities - but women greatly outnumber men in the exodus. How are local…
ENTERTAINMENT
How Kashiwagi Haruko's latest demonstrates the diversity of manga as a medium - and provides insight into the daily struggle of Japan's…
FEATURED
How a casual tweet promoting an author's new book about Japan blew up into a discussion of Western privilege and Orientalism.