Politics & Diplomacy
Hashimoto to retract sex suggestion for U.S. military
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto aims to retract his remark that U.S. servicemen in Okinawa should use its adult entertainment industry to avoid committing sex offenses.
Crime & Legal Mar 24, 2013
Yoko Ono posts support for U.S. gun control
A sobering image of John Lennon's bloodstained glasses ricochets around the Internet after his widow, Yoko Ono, posts it as an appeal for tougher U.S. gun laws.
Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jan 19, 2013
Japan's growing diaspora reflects concern for the country's future
by Michael Hoffman
Here’s a surprising fact: One Japanese in a hundred lives abroad. It’s surprising because so much is made lately of Japan’s growing insularity. Young people seem less interested than ever in studying overseas, and voters last month elected a new government whose platform includes ...