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A national hate speech law was passed in 2016, but with no penalty for infractions. But hating hate speech isn’t the same as agreeing that it should be regulated under the law. The contrary…
SNA (Tokyo) — Eclipsed for many decades by its much larger Tokyo rival, Osaka is reclaiming its former status as Japan’s second metropolis. Osaka Prefecture, by contrast, is home to less than 9 …
But the Liberal Democratic Party espouses stances on a variety of issues which run directly counter to millennials’ interests, hopes and beliefs. Yet only 9% of Liberal Democratic Party candidat…
SNA (Tokyo) — “The art community in Japan has always been the outliers of society, the crazies,” said Robin Rastenberger, the organizer of the art collaboration event Tokyo Lovehotel. Tokyo Love…
A new art movement in Tokyo seeks to help Japanese young people find their individuality.
SNA (Tokyo) — “In order for companies in Japan to sustain their current status, in a few short years, 44% of Japan’s workforce will be non-Japanese.” So believes Satoshi Ishizaka, the chief exec…
SNA (Arizona) — The tragedy at Kyoto-based studio Kyoto Animation, known to its fans as KyoAni, in which arson claimed the lives of 34 workers and injured 35 others, is compounded by the fact th…
While Japan and South Korea are locked in an escalating and rather senseless set of retaliatory actions against one another, the rest of the world simply sits on the sidelines, afraid to either take …
SNA (Tokyo) — “Give birth to at least three kids” was the solution proposed by Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yoshitaka Sakurada to address Japan’s population decline, and although his ill-ch…
Since the launch of the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft from the Tanegashima Launch Center into space in 2014, and after its three-and-a-half-year journey, it finally reached its desti…
