A Prefecture by Any Other Name
Most of Japan's 47 prefectures are known as "ken" in Japanese, but Tokyo is a "to," Osaka and Kyoto are "fu," and Hokkaidō is a "dō." Here's the hist…
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Japanese Institute Succeeds in Isolating Wuhan Coronavirus
Newsfrom JapanTokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Friday that it has succeeded in cultivating and isolating the new coronavirus, first r…
More Than Friends, But Not Quite Lovers: Japanese Marriage Trends
Japan DataA recent survey revealed some interesting facts about married Japanese couples, including their tendency to often eat dinner together but rarely have sex. A national survey on househol…
Jenya: A Russian Voice Actor in Japan
Jenya was born in Novosibirsk, Russia, but lives and works in Japan as a voice actor. How did she get into this field when Japanese is not her native language? What has she focused on in developing t…
Child Suicides at Highest Rate Ever in Japan
Japan DataWhile the overall number of suicides in Japan is dropping, there has been a worrying rise among young people. A total of 332 Japanese elementary, junior high, and high school students …
Murakami Haruki: Immortal Artist or Falling Star?
Thirty-nine years since he debuted with the novella Hear the Wind Sing, and 29 years since he broke into the global market with the novel A Wild Sheep Chase, Murakami Haruki is now 69 years of a…
Uchizawa Junko: Confessions of a Japanese Stalking Victim
In May this year, prize-winning essayist Uchizawa Junko published Sutōkā tono 700 nichi sensō (My 700-day War with a Stalker), a detailed account of her personal and legal struggle with a r…
A Richly Diverse Team Flies the Flag for Japan: That’s Rugby
The members of the Japanese national rugby team hail from all corners of the world. Each has his own reason for playing under the Rising Sun flag, but one thing they all have in common is their aptit…
Japan's Childhood Population Falls for Thirty-Eighth Straight Year
Every year, coinciding with Children’s Day on May 5, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications releases its estimate for the childhood population, as of April 1. In 2019, the population…
Women Outnumber Men Among Japanese Residing Overseas
Statistics from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs show that there are 705,183 women on long-term overseas stays, compared to 646,787 men. Women have outnumbered men in this respect since 1999, sug…