Society
Is Japan’s Cultural Aversion to Public Noise Suppressing Its Birth Rate?
Is Japan’s silence pushing families away?
San-chan: The Shiba Inu That Saved the World
How a man, a dog and the internet united for good
Japan’s Captive Capital: Trillions Locked Up In “Dementia Money”
The growing crisis of inaccessible wealth for Japan’s economy and families
Based in Japan: Arthell Isom on Building the First Foreign-owned Anime Studio in Japan
Storyteller, entrepreneur and artist
“They Ripped Up My Resignation Letter”: 1 in 5 Japanese Workers in Their 20s Turn to Resignation Agencies
Young workers turn to resignation agencies for their mental health
Based in Japan: What’s Wrong with Sex Education in Japan?
An interview with sex ed teacher June Low
The Samurai’s Legacy in Japanese Corporate Culture
The power of harmony and collaboration
Based in Japan: From Stay-at-Home Mom to Hotel Country Manager
The hardships of rejoining the Japanese workforce for stay-at-home-moms
So I Married a Japanese Man…and These Are the Questions I Get
Intercultural relationships come with plenty of rude assumptions.
Ama Divers in Mie: Japan’s Legendary Sea Women Keeping Tradition Alive
Explore the vanishing world of Japan’s ama divers in Ise-Shima, where sea women have free-dived for abalone and pearls for over a thousand years.
Based in Japan: Would You Renovate an Akiya in Tokyo?
How Anton Wormann is reviving abandoned houses with a nod to tradition
Things Women Cannot Do in Japan
And why those rules exist and persist
The History of Patriarchy in Japan
And how history rewrote women out of power
Domestic Violence in Japan: Every Third Woman
The prevalence of domestic violence in Japan
What Is Japanese Tradition? — Editor’s Letter
Should Japan stay “traditional”?
Does Japan Allow Dual Citizenship?
Short answer, no, but most people have dual citizenship
Teshima: Not Just Another Island
From overgrowth to island icon, a restored 1943 residence becomes a beacon for community revival
Why Do Birth Rates Plummet Every 60 Years During the Year of the Fire Horse?
Debunking an old, sexist myth
Why So Many Japanese Married Couples Sleep in Separate Beds
Exploring sleep culture, relationship dynamics and how space shapes intimacy in Japan
Matcha or Macho: The Performative Male
There's so much more to him than being a meme
Masabumi Hosono: The Japanese Man Who Survived the Titanic
Honor, survival and the moral cost of taking the last lifeboat seat
Red Roofs of Iwami: Historic Townscapes, Preserved and Evolving
Picturesque red-roof villages of Japan—but more than just beautiful
Edo’s Inked Heroes: Edo Firefighters
Legends, tattoos and the art of bravery
Haikyo, and the Urban Explorers of Japan
Chasing the past
Inside vs. Outside: Japan’s Unwritten Rule of Space
Why uchi and soto still shape how people connect, communicate, and move through everyday life in Japan
Allen-sama: Japan’s “FlopTok” Meme Icon? (Japanese Internet Culture)
Grant citizenship of Floptropica to this diva!
What Slime Mold Revealed About Tokyo’s Railway System
Slime mold biology meets urban design: how a brainless organism confirmed the genius of Tokyo’s railways and may inspire future infrastructure
Why Does Japan Have So Few Trash Cans?
A surprisingly clean mystery
Why Do Japanese People Think Fish Don’t Have Feelings?
Exploring cultural views, science and sushi in the fish-and-feelings debate
Growing up in Japan as a Westerner With Joshua Thomson
Based in Japan: Japanese? British? Aussie? Kiwi? Just Joshua!
Are Japanese Men Afraid of Independent Women?
How have the advancements in women`s rights impacted work, dating and family expectations?
Is Communication the Way Out of “Xenophobia” in Japan?
How the lack of communication creates false beliefs about foreigners’ intentions
Do Japanese People Understand Sarcasm?
Can humor cross cultural boundaries?
Her Body, Not Her Choice: Do Women in Japan Need Consent From Their Partner to Get an Abortion?
The issues and human rights violations surrounding abortion in Japan