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Japan named ‘Fossil of the Day’ for ‘clean coal’ plans

Japan regularly wins the award at annual COP meetings

Written by Nevin Thompson

13 November 2021

Why can't Japan's opposition parties win?

Observers suggested Japanese voters only care about a strong economy

Written by Nevin Thompson

6 November 2021

A McDonald's drive-through in Japan gets a visit from a sacred horse

Sacred horses are considered messengers of the gods

Written by Nevin Thompson

23 October 2021

Prefecture threatens to sue after being ranked one of the “least attractive” places in Japan

Gunma is known for several natural attractions, including Kusatsu, a popular hot spring resort

Written by Nevin Thompson

16 October 2021

COVID-19, vaccination and the progress of the global healthcare system

‘… obesity may serve to spread serious COVID illness to lower age groups’

Written by Ian Inkster

14 October 2021

Quirky Japanese promo campaign launches new brand of rice, just in time for harvest season

Can a new rice brand revive consumer interest and boost sales?

Written by Nevin Thompson

25 September 2021

Athletes’ mental health is neglected in post-Olympic phase, new study finds

Approximately 33 percent of elite athletes experience depression or anxiety globally

Written by Richard Wanjohi

17 September 2021

What did Japanese people really think about the Olympics?

The Twitter API provides some clues

Written by Kazuki Ichida, Nevin Thompson

16 September 2021

Puny opposition no threat to Japan's sickly government

One survey suggests 33 percent support for government; 6.4 for opposition

Written by Atsushi

5 September 2021

Japan's ‘Battleship Island’ hides history of wartime forced labor

"Very little of Japan's history of industrialization presented at their new UNESCO Heritage sites is true."

Written by Nevin Thompson

21 August 2021

Belarusian sprinter sent home from Olympics by Belarusian officials says she will ask for asylum

The sprinter had earlier criticised her coaches on Instagram

Written by Tanya Lokot

1 August 2021

Twitter Japan appears to suspend government critics

Twitter bans appear to be politically motivated, or inconsistent

Written by Kazuki Ichida, Nevin Thompson

19 July 2021

How ‘Yasuke’ offers a new perspective on the history and current relations of Africans in Japan

Africans currently account for 0.01 percent of the total Japanese population

Written by Njeri Wangari

12 July 2021

Confronting ‘vaccine hostility’ in Japan

Alienating anti-vaxxers can lead to more social problems in Japan

Written by Nevin Thompson

26 June 2021

Japanese brown bear runs amok in Hokkaido island's largest city

Bears have given Hokkaido one of its most gruesome legends

Written by Nevin Thompson

19 June 2021

Global Voices’ top stories on environmental destruction, as the planet just observed World Environment Day

Global Voices has covered environmental issues extensively, and one focus of our stories has been the way pollution, massive urbanization, development infrastructures, and human-caused accidents are destroying fragile ecosystems.

Written by Filip Noubel

10 June 2021

Resistance, rebellion, and rage: Japan's opposition to the Tokyo Olympics

'No vaccine. No medicine. Are you asking us to fight with bamboo spears?'

Written by Nevin Thompson

22 May 2021

Netflix’s new series on Yasuke, the African samurai, is a new dawn for Black characters in animation

Series has re-ignited an interest in the history of the real Yasuke beyond the legendary popular culture icon

Written by Njeri Wangari

21 May 2021

Tweeting to remember: Twitter account commemorates Japan's 1945 Battle of Okinawa

Blog posts describe the first and only battle fought by U.S. soldiers on Japanese soil

Written by Nevin Thompson

29 April 2021

Japan announces timeline to dilute, dump radioactive water from Fukushima plant

Meet Tritium, the cartoon radioactive particle

Written by Nevin Thompson

17 April 2021

In another blow for Japan's Summer Games, male chauvinist “Olympig” is forced to resign

Second high-level resignation over misogynistic remarks

Written by Nevin Thompson

3 April 2021

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