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Stories about Japan from May, 2009

13 May 2009

Japan: Marriage Hunting!

Written by Scilla Alecci · Arts & Culture

Since autumn of last year, in Japan, a new term has been floating in the air. It is konkatsu 婚活 (an abbreviation of kekkon katsudô 結婚活動), based on the popular...

12 May 2009

Japan: What a marker can do

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · Arts & Culture

Japan: Opposition leader's resignation

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · Breaking News

11 May 2009

Japan: Virtual consolation service

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Economics & Business

Japan: Business models of social media

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Economics & Business

10 May 2009

Japan: Motion graphics videos

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · Arts & Culture

9 May 2009

Japan: For the Price of a Plane Ticket…?

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Latin America

Recently, an initiative by the Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare offering to cover the travel expenses for unemployed nikkei nationals who wish to return to their home countries has...

8 May 2009

Japan: Japanese electro-pop and clubs

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · Arts & Culture

6 May 2009

Japan: Doctor shortage, the medical system in crisis

Written by Scilla Alecci · Governance

Together with the economic crisis the shortage of doctors (医師不足, ishi busoku in Japanese) is becoming more and more urgent in Japan. As a Fire and Disaster Management Agency survey...