A niche publisher is using Asian literature to bring Taiwan and Japan closer to UkraineWritten by Filip Noubel2 weeks ago
Taiwan's Yilan Creole: Revitalizing the only Japanese-based creole language in the worldWritten by Abdulrosheed Fadipe8 May 2025
The true cost of Japan’s Linear bullet trainPopular opposition grows amidst soaring costs and environmental degradationWritten by Justin Aukema31 January 2024
Widespread labour standards violations among Japanese businesses with so-called technical internsMigrant workers from South andSoutheast Asia are being exploitedWritten by a.matsumoto16 November 2023
China retaliates as Japan discharges treated radioactive water from FukushimaScientific discussions about the safety standard of the discharge are censoredWritten by Oiwan Lam30 August 2023
‘Stop the dump’: Pacific communities protest Japan’s release of treated nuclear waterScientists monitoring the process say it is safeWritten by Mong Palatino27 August 2023
Pro-Beijing politicians urge Hong Kong to scrap the Gay Games 2023Conservatives claim the Games are a national security riskWritten by Oiwan Lam28 April 2023
Queering the internet: anonymous online spaces for LGBTQ+ peopleAmid persecution, violence, or judgement, many queer folks turn onlineWritten by Sydney Allen7 February 2023
Amid fears of contamination, Japan will soon dump treated water from Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the PacificReports indicate the discharge is safe and has scientific basisWritten by Mong Palatino, Nevin Thompson31 January 2023
Chinese police detains a woman wearing Japanese Kimono, sparking outrage on social mediaThe officer said wearing a Kimono was "picking quarrels and provoking trouble"Written by Ajiro Shinpei23 August 2022
Myanmar detains Japanese journalist who covered protestToru Kubota is the fifth foreign journalist arrested by the juntaWritten by Mong Palatino, Nevin Thompson20 August 2022
Exploring the Mariko Aoki phenomenon: Do bookstores make you poop?"Smell stimulation theory" is a compelling hypothesis for the phenomenonWritten by Nevin Thompson7 May 2022
Japan officially rebukes Ukraine for comparing wartime emperor with Hitler, Mussolini'What Japan did in World War II resembles what Russia is doing now in Ukraine'Written by Nevin Thompson30 April 2022
Japanese fast food exec fired after talk of “hooking young women on meth”"There is a a longstanding sense of disdain for women" in Japan's advertising industryWritten by Nevin Thompson23 April 2022
Satellite mapping project tracks damage to Ukrainian communities'We may be entering an era when it's difficult for the military and politicians to lie'Written by Nevin Thompson7 April 2022
Japan's complicated response to the invasion of UkraineFirst to impose sanctions against Putin, Japan resists fully breaking ties Written by Nevin Thompson26 March 2022
Japan confronts the problem of ‘mega solar’Japan’s mega solar is causing some mega headachesWritten by Justin Aukema6 March 2022
Japan's local rail lines become the latest pandemic victimClosures continue despite some local rail lines remaining profitableWritten by Justin Aukema24 February 2022
Travel bans, Japan, and meJapan has effectively banned non-Japanese visitors since the start of the pandemicWritten by Nevin Thompson5 February 2022
An overview of Indonesia’s coal export ban and Asia’s energy crisisCoal companies weren't meeting their domestic sales obligationsWritten by Sydney Allen18 January 2022
Excitement, misgivings over Japan's newest bullet trainOnly 66 km of track will be in service, with just three stationsWritten by Nevin Thompson15 January 2022
Japan calls for stricter COVID-19 measures for U.S. military personnelJapan's COVID-19 measures rely on voluntary compliance and shared social normsWritten by Nevin Thompson8 January 2022
Despite widespread opposition, Japan plans to dump water from Fukushima plant into the Pacific OceanA million tons of contaminated water will be released in two years' timeWritten by Mong Palatino, Nevin Thompson30 December 2021