Renho nationality furor exposes Japan's deeply embedded gender bias

Decades after her birth, Renho is still being punished for having a Japanese parent who was female, not male.

How-tos | LIFELINES

Medecins Sans Frontieres Japan calls for end to deadly attacks on hospitals

by Louise George Kittaka

MSF Japan has launched a campaign, "Don't Attack Hospitals," as well a petition asking for the people of Japan to support MSF in their advocacy efforts.

Issues | LABOR PAINS

Sagamihara massacre begs question: Do we want a society that only values usefulness?

by Hifumi Okunuki

The twisted thinking behind Japan's worst postwar massacre may have its roots in the way the modern world teaches us to judge the worth of others.

Voices

Voices | OVERHEARD

Appearances can be deceiving

Are those Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's children, or are some of them adopted?

Issues

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Body image and the foreign female in Japan: survey shows frustration with one-size-fits-all thinking

by Louise George Kittaka

Survey of nearly 600 women reveals that many feel society places pressure on them to meet narrow Japanese definition of beauty.

Our Lives

Our Lives | JAPAN LITE

If you don't feel accepted in Japan, join the far-from-exclusive club

by Amy Chavez

If you feel you've never been accepted in Japan, then welcome to the club: Many Japanese people don't feel accepted here either.

How-tos

How-tos | LIFELINES

'Same work, same pay' principle doesn't stop at 60

by Yumi Itakura

Those doing the same work under the same conditions and with the same responsibilities should not be treated unfairly just because they are over 60 and now on fixed-term contracts.