Commentary / Japan Aug 19, 2020

Fears about the marriage market might deter Japanese women from attending Todai

This gender imbalance represents a real national problem

Commentary / Japan Jul 21, 2020

In Japan, men have complicated views about gender and equality

Japanese men might accept or even support equality in the workplace, but are less enthusiastic about that equality in other spheres of life.

Commentary / Japan Jul 17, 2020

Japanese distrust of government stalls adoption of My Number card

Officials might have better success getting the public to sign on by providing clear information about what exactly is monitored through the program.

Commentary / World Jun 28, 2020

Blacks experience systematic discrimination in the U.S.

The police are but one part of a much larger system of racism, repression and social control.