Japan

Japan awakens for the global art market

July 31, 2024Japan in Focus

Interest in Japanese art has grown internationally, giving hope to those who have been waiting for the industry to pick up.

Single and Japanese? The government will find you a date.

June 28, 2024Japan in Focus

woman at ceremony in front of line of people

Contempt for the messiah: The scandal behind Shinzo Abe’s murder

October 28, 2022Sacred Nation

People walk across the famed Shibuya scramble crossing as the sun sets behind the skyscraper, Oct. 11, 2021, in Tokyo.

A Tokyo train company moves to become net-carbon neutral

June 8, 2022Energy

Netflix’s ‘Old Enough!’ reality TV show sends very young kids on errands by themselves

April 21, 2022Lifestyle

Top US oil executives to testify before Congress

October 28, 2021Top of The World

Top oil executives testify before Congress in a landmark hearing before the US House Oversight Committee. Also, the African Union suspends Sudan over its military coup. And, a new report reveals that Myanmar’s junta tortures its detainees in a systematic way.

People pose for a photo, mimicking the character in an advertisement as they visit Ebisu-bashi bridge, a popular tourist spot in Osaka, western Japan, Nov. 30, 2020.

This group in Japan is on a mission to correct English mistranslations

December 9, 2020Language

For the most part, the mistakes are unintentional. They’re largely the result of automated translation by products such as Google Translate.

A group of protesters carries protest signs. One wears a colorful tie-dye shirt and has blue hair. The others wear white and black shirts.

BLM Tokyo tackles Japan’s own issues with anti-Black racism

September 16, 2020Protest

The activist group organized the largest-ever march against racial discrimination in the city’s history. But a backlash soon formed as online commenters argued that the issue is uniquely American — not a Japanese one.

A blurry image of a car chase overlaid with Japanese writing.

Japanese TV program turns migrant raids and deportations into entertainment

October 25, 2018Arts, Culture & Media

A Japanese “cop reality show” chasing foreigners who have overstayed their visas is not a welcome sign for the 500,000 new foreign workers who will arrive to help ease a chronic labor shortage.

Three young women from Indonesia smile for the camera

Japan eases immigration restrictions to fill chronic care worker shortage

October 16, 2018Immigration

Who will care for Japan’s elderly? The government is now welcoming foreign workers to fill the labor gap, but some say racism and discrimination are major obstacles in Japanese society.