Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 2, 2020

TELL takes its fundraisers online ahead of holiday rush

Nonprofit counseling service TELL holds an auction to help fund its Lifeline as the holidays approach.

People | 20 QUESTIONS Oct 11, 2020

Matthew Wilson: ‘Students need to come first’

The dean of Temple University Japan on keeping students safe during COVID-19 and the importance of cultural sensitivity.

Music Sep 24, 2020

Promoters push online concerts in an effort to save Japan's live house culture

Kaala, a group of independent music promoters, has launched a concert series called Korona Nights to keep outlets for underground musical expression alive.

Our Lives May 23, 2020

Crowdfunding campaign tries to save Tokyo's beer and books

Both What The Dickens! and Infinity Books are important hubs for the international community in Tokyo, and that community wants to help them out.

National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 7, 2018

What's in a tweet? Startup CEO sees endless storytelling potential

96 Problems has created an app that allows you to bring stories with you wherever you go — stories that can be followed in brief glimpses at social media.

Music Feb 27, 2018

Rock act Joy Opposites detail infamous low points on ‘Find Hell’

When was the last time you found yourself "in hell"? For Adam Graham, frontman for Japanese rock act Joy Opposites, it was last year. "The creation of this record was hell in a lot of ways," Graham says with a laugh. "Not in that it ...