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Society

Allen-sama: Japan’s “FlopTok” Meme Icon? (Japanese Internet Culture)

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

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?

Why Does Japan Have So Few Trash Cans?

A surprisingly clean mystery

Why Do Japanese People Think Fish Don’t Have Feelings?

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

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

Based in Japan: Life as a Married Gay Couple With Seigo & Bren

Based in Japan: Life as a Married Gay Couple With Seigo & Bren

A Japanese/American love story

Unearthing the History of Tokyo Train Stations

Unearthing the History of Tokyo Train Stations

A Lucky Train Delay at Omori Station

Can Japan Embrace Multicultural Coexistence?

Can Japan Embrace Multicultural Coexistence?

Uzbek-born bar owner and politician Babakhodjaeva Orzugul is challenging exclusion in Japan—one policy, one conversation at a time