Iwatani’s detention marks a potential new, dangerous phase in the CCP government’s undermining of academic freedoms for its expansive regime security interests.
Soon Iwatani’s detention had become in…

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One of Tokyo’s neighbors may become the first place in Japan to enact punishment for hate speech.
Be that as it may, it wasn’t until 2016 that Japan’s Diet passed a nationwide law outlawing hate spee…

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In a country where asking for, and even offering, help can be culturally difficult, these kindhearted badges aim to make a difference.
But recently, some troubled moms and dads have been happy to spo…

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TOKYO — Ikuo Sato stood in front of a Tokyo court in April and told the world he was gay.
To a packed room, he described the anxiety he had felt as a young man, struggling to express his sexuality in…

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Tokyo (CNN) — Tokyo is arguably one of the most modern cities in the world, a heaving metropolis with its sights set fully on the future.
The Mori Art Museum, for instance, sits atop Mori Tower, one …

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[Photo courtesy of Tokyo Yakatabune Association]Traditional "yakatabune" boat companies make 60 to 70 percent of their annual profits between July and September.
"It is possible to remove the Odaiba …

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:14 | All, JapanA specially built car that carried Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in a parade to commemorate the former's enthronement earlier this month was put on …

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At Seikado Bunko Art Museum in Setagaya through December 15.
1926) is a Japanese printmaker whose artist name comes from a mythical flower said to bloom once every three thousand years.
“Donge Kobaya…

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So much so, in fact, that the most popular mobile games have made up roughly half of the entire market’s revenue!
So exactly how much are gamers spending on their favorite mobile games?
The 2018 publ…

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One of the great things about the One Piece series is how intricate the world it’s set in is.
Though originally written in Japanese, the manga hints that characters in the series also speak English, …

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