Tag: Japanese Social Norms
Are Trains in Tokyo Safe for Women? A List of Women-Only Cars in Tokyo
How to ride public transport safely and report an incident
Japan in New York
Japanese culture outside of the archipelago
Is Japan’s Cultural Aversion to Public Noise Suppressing Its Birth Rate?
Is Japan’s silence pushing families away?
“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
Japan Now Allows Joint Custody After Divorce—Here’s What Actually Changed
A landmark revision to Japan's Civil Code took effect April 1, 2026, ending a sole-custody system that had been in place for over a century
Being Chinese in Japan
Interviews with Chinese residents in Tokyo
So I Married a Japanese Man…and These Are the Questions I Get
Intercultural relationships come with plenty of rude assumptions.
Shibuya to Introduce ¥2,000 Littering Fines and Mandatory Trash Bins for Restaurants
Shibuya City will introduce on-the-spot littering fines
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
Scrambling Through Shukatsu
Japan’s daunting system of job-hunting for new graduates
Fika in Tokyo: How a Swedish Coffee Ritual Is Helping Professionals Feel Less Alone
Intentional slowness to replace transactional networking.
What Is Japanese Tradition? — Editor’s Letter
Should Japan stay “traditional”?
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
Why Do 84 Percent of Women in Japan Think Cheating is Healthy?
Understanding infidelity in Japan
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
Why Does Japan Drive on the Left?
A journey from samurai practicality to British train operations
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!
This Japanese Walking Trend Boosts Fitness in Half the Time
Backed by science and TikTok hype, Interval Walking Training is transforming everyday walks in Tokyo
How “Sex Toy” Brand TENGA Is Changing Sex Talk in Japan
This iconic “pleasure item” is pushing the conversation forward and normalizing masturbation
Decoding Tokyo’s Urban Design: Why Tokyo Works
Understanding how urban design makes this city work
Mi Kasa Es Tu Kasa? The Unspoken Rules of Umbrellas in Japan
From unspoken etiquette to environmental headaches—what’s really going on with umbrellas in Japan?
Why Does Japan Use So Much Plastic?
Why is Japan so behind other countries, and how can it change?
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
A Japanese/American love story
Why Japanese People Don’t Say “I Love You”
Unpacking the quiet ways love gets expressed in Japan
Is Same Sex Marriage Legal in Japan?
The courts say it’s unconstitutional, but same-sex couples still can’t legally marry in Japan
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
When Can Japan Have a Military Again?
Breaking down what’s next for Japan's military future