The Quiet Background of Japan Post’s Godzilla-Sized IPO Japan’s biggest business news story for 2015 has been 144 years in the making. By…
Despite Popular Resistance, Nuclear Reactors to Reopen in June Although it has been four years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, many Japanese citizens are…
Eau de Whopper? Burger King Prepares Patty-Scented Cologne Just how much do you love the smell of burgers: enough to make the aroma…
Japanese Firms on the Hunt for Foreign Talent Japan’s flatlining population growth has prompted its CEOs to seek out international resuscitation. CNBC reports…
English Teacher Dies after Being Restrained by Police A short article reporting the death of a 29-year-old English teacher who fell into a…
On the Misuse of Dreams, and Ayako Sono’s Racial Nightmare By Alec Jordan The plot is more than familiar: an overseas celebrity comes through Japan,…
SA Ambassador: Ayako Sono’s Column a “Shameful” Glorification of Apartheid Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his right leaning Liberal Democratic Party have been eagerly seeking…
Japanese Netlabels Find Open Ears Online Major record labels were once famed for dominating the music industry, and getting their fair…
Political Gamesmanship and Somber Reflection Follow Hostage Crisis Japan has been left reeling by the recent executions of Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa…
February Issue Out Now! Keep your eyes out for the February issue of Tokyo Weekender magazine on the shelves…
Rural Areas of Japan Are Facing a Grim Future From the fading epitaphs to the encroaching moss, the decayed and delapitated state of Japan’s…
Journalist Kenji Goto’s Killing Met with Anger, Grief Junko Ishido’s worst fears were realized on Sunday, after a video of her son’s beheading…
Uncanny Valley Hotel: Inn Staffed by Robots to Open in Nagasaki Japanese culture may be famous for its storied history of doting geisha girls. But that…
Asahi Newspaper Slammed by 10,000 Lawsuits over Comfort Women Stories Japan’s ever-troubled Asahi newspaper has been dealt another devastating blow, as 10,000 right-wing activists each…
In Japan, an Outpouring of Emotion Follows Hostage’s Execution Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked dismayed during a press conference on Sunday, as he told…
