“Karaoke Man”: An Ode For the Expat In Japan Reeling From Ennui
And the hostess is practicing pouring green tea As the businessmen get drunk real slow Yes they're sharing a drink they call loneliness But it's better than drinking Jinro
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plagiarizes himself: If you can recycle nuclear fuel, why not speeches?
This year's Hiroshima bombing commemoration speech bears a uncanny resemblance to last year's.
Japanese media loses their heads over decapitation of teenage girl by teenage girl
A 15 year old girl was arrested Sunday by the Nagasaki Police on suspicion of killing her high school friend. The 15-year-old girl, who can't be named under Japanese because…
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“My pussy (まんこ) is not indecent!” Japanese artist fights sexist obscenity laws
Rokudenashiko is a slightly eccentric artist—this is certainly true. She has written an entire comic book about her obsession with her genitalia with wild surrealistic drawings. In the book, she…
NHK apologizes for asking tough questions
Allegations that NHK apologized to the government for an televised interview that went off script shows just how much pressure Abe puts on Japan's biggest broadcaster.
High court upholds hate speech ruling
The Osaka HIgh Court bans anti-Korean hate group, Zaitokukai from holding rallies in front of a Korean school in Kyoto and orders them to pay compensation.
Abe tells women to “shine,” but, really, he meant “die!”
A blog post written by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to show his support for women backfires when people pointed out that the English word "shine" can actually be read…
Get ready to dance in the streets–Japan to revise anti-dance laws! (Maybe)
The Japanese government will submit a bill to revise the controversial laws regulating dance clubs this fall in a special Diet session.
Scary Tales From Japan’s Marriage Graveyard: My Wife Divorced Me Over “Frozen”
A husband's lack of interested in the Disney movie "Frozen" was the icing on the cake that triggered his wife's demand for a divorce.
Over-Educated, Under-Paid and Most Likely Single: Women in Japan’s Academia
Japanese academia is crowded with smart, talented women, according to the book Kogakureki Jyoshino Hinkon, but it seems very few in this country have any idea how to welcome or…