Is Japan Safe for Women?

Questioning the “Japan is safe” narrative on International Women’s Day

Nihonbashi Sakura Festival 2018

As the bitter winter cold subsides and the spring breeze warms the Japanese archipelago, the cherry blossom buds are waking up for this year’s sakura season.

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Bilingual Vet Opens in Higashi Azabu

Bilingual vet PetLife open in Higashi-Azabu

White House

Foreign-friendly realtors

Spring into Shape

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In Defense of “Omotenashi”

Why hating politeness has got the problem wrong

Starbucks Sakura Shortage

Blossoms and coffee are ephemeral

“Omotenashi”

Japanese Hospitality and Why I Find it Disturbing

Shinjuku area map from Park Hyatt Tokyo

Award winning illustrator Hiroshi Watatani and Park Hyatt Tokyo present their new attractive and easy to use Shinjuku area map for tourists

Rikejo: What’s in store for Japan’s Science Girls?

Four 'science girls' working in Tokyo discuss their careers, gender in science and the 'rikejo' phenomena.