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Let's take stock on the progress we've made this Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Voices | BLACK EYE

Let's take stock on the progress we've made this Martin Luther King Jr. Day

by Baye McNeil

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a good day to look back on how we've progressed and plan how we'll continue to move forward.

Perhaps it's time to un-discover some of 2020

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

Perhaps it's time to un-discover some of 2020

by William Lang

We discovered a vaccine for COVID-19 in record time, but there are a few things that writer William Lang would like to un-discover about the pandemic if possible.

Dealing with a dire diagnosis in a new country

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Dealing with a dire diagnosis in a new country

by Iain Maloney

When Niall Breathnach came down with a rare ailment he was sure to get several opinions before seeking a path for treatment.

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  • Japan suicides jumped 16% in COVID-19 second wave after drop in first
    A handful of shoppers walk through the Nishiki market in Kyoto on Thursday. Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government offered generous handouts to people, a survey has found.
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    Some parts of Nagano Prefecture were heavily damaged by Typhoon Hagibis in October 2019.
  • Hopes for Tokyo’s Summer Olympics growing dim
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VOICES

Making way for a new kind of Christmas

Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

Making way for a new kind of Christmas

by William Lang

Writer William Lang’s previous Christmases were all about excess — the more presents and food, the better. But this year, he’s celebrating the holidays with a minimalist approach.

  • Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

    Raise a glass in memory of Tokyo's messier tourist traps

    by Patrick St. Michel
  • Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

    'The bond between a blind person and her guide dog is hard to compare to any other relationship'

    by Uyanga Erdenebold
  • Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

    My bicultural child is starting to reveal his two faces

    by William Lang
  • Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

    I'm having second thoughts on being a 'citizen of the world'

    by Louise George Kittaka
  • Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA

    Masks, noisy TVs and the lessons my students have learned from Corona-san

    by William Lang
  • Voices | BLACK EYE

    Naomi Osaka is the role model that Japan needs right now

    by Baye McNeil

ISSUES

2020 was a watershed year for Japan's foreign residents

Issues | JUST BE CAUSE

2020 was a watershed year for Japan's foreign residents

by Debito Arudou

Increased discussion on the status of biracial Japanese, media misinterpretations of foreign communities and a bungled border policy made up our 2020.

  • Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

    Anne Frank and Sadako Sasaki: Two girls that symbolize the horrors of war

    by Eric Margolis
  • Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

    The pandemic border policy that will leave a scar on Japan's foreign community

    by Rochelle Kopp
  • Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

    'My business is going down the drain': Stories from residents stuck outside Japan

    by Rochelle Kopp
  • Issues

    Remote Nagasaki island 'getting energy' from Vietnamese students

  • Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

    Cheap, spacious, crowd-free: Rural Japan is having a moment with the foreign community

    by Jessop Petroski
  • Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

    An outsider's look at the problems plaguing rural Japan

    by Eric Margolis

OUR LIVES

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A summer of solidarity: Looking back on the Black Lives Matter marches in Japan

Our Lives

A summer of solidarity: Looking back on the Black Lives Matter marches in Japan

by Naché Buie

COVID-19 wasn't the only story of 2020. In May, footage of the murder of George Floyd was posted online and resulted in a month of protest in the U.S. and in Japan.

  • Our Lives

    Pushing international dialogue over the airwaves of Hokkaido's FM G'Sky

    by Michael Colbert
  • Our Lives

    ‘We just have to work hard to make informed decisions and keep things moving’

    by Naché Buie
  • Our Lives

    When Hitoshi met Bob: A Tokyo love story

    by Bob Tobin
  • Our Lives

    A simple 'How are you doing?' can be a lifeline for stressed-out parents

    by H.J. Milon
  • Our Lives

    Indian student rallies friends to raise more than ¥500,000 for Foodbank Sendai

    by Rebecca Saunders
  • Our Lives

    ‘Japan has to remember that it is not just importing workers, it is importing people who have hopes’

    by J.J. O'Donoghue

HOW-TOS

Whether it's a new year or a new lockdown, the time to act on your language-learning resolution is now

How-tos

Whether it's a new year or a new lockdown, the time to act on your language-learning resolution is now

by Zanete Zujeva

A third wave of COVID-19 cases has hit the capital, which means that people may want to stay indoors more. It's a good time to make good on that resolution to learn Japanese.

  • How-tos | LIFELINES

    My bank wants my residence card details to fight terrorism. Do I have to comply?

    by Louise George Kittaka
  • How-tos

    Double the disaster means extra preparation for your emergency kit

    by Leo Howard
  • How-tos

    In Japan, gearing up for a new type of job market

    by William Meerwarth
  • How-tos | LIFELINES

    How U.S. citizens in Japan can apply for coronavirus aid payments from home

    by Louise George Kittaka
  • How-tos

    How the coronavirus widens a cultural divide

    by Rochelle Kopp
  • How-tos | LIFELINES

    Compensation may be a matter for the 'Red Book'

    by Seiji Yamaura

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