For Akiko Okamoto's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
In less than two weeks, Momoko Nojo's petition campaign gathered more than 150,000 signatures, galvanizing global outrage over sexist remarks by Yoshiro Mori.
With losses already built up and footfall down as people work from home, owners of Japan's traditional izakaya are being forced into crushing choices.
Terumi Tanaka was 13 when Nagasaki was bombed, and saw his relatives dying in the aftermath.
