Be it ever so graying, there's no place like home
On a recent bus trip in Indonesia, I struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to me who told me he was Malaysian but living in Australia, which prompted me to admit that I was American but living in Japan. This seemed ...
Someone lost their noodle making this new Nissin ad featuring Naomi Osaka
This month, cup noodle maker Nissin served up its animated "Hungry to win" ad campaign, drawn by "Prince of Tennis" artist Takeshi Konomi and featuring actual tennis prince Kei Nishikori and our newest bona fide global star, Naomi Osaka. I'd been anticipating Osaka's appearance since ...
#StandUpJapan and other hashtags allow for new voices to be heard
On the morning of Jan. 14, 20-year-old women decked out in brightly colored kimono scrambled to catch trains to take them to ceremonies across the country to mark Coming of Age Day. The day's related ceremonies, targeted at young men and women who have or ...
Before returning from your trip back home, you'll have a big choice to make
Whenever friends of mine return home for a visit, they've all told me they're confronted by one nagging question when they're there: Should I just stay, or should I go back? I like it here in Tokyo, yet I'm sometimes surprised that other non-Japanese people ...
How the last czar shaped Japan's courts
A botched assassination attempt in 1891 presents Japan's fledgling penal code with an existential dilemma.
A new law regarding foreign workers brings up old problems
Falling for furusato: The epicurean incentives behind a tax strategy that masks economic lunacy
Carlos Ghosn's arrest is more about Japanese criminal justice than corporate governance
School rules in Japan offer harsh lessons in mindless assimilation
Jail in Japan for cannabis in Canada? Possible but unlikely
For work rules in Japan to legally count, employers must hammer them home
This exquisitely marked gray tabby was rescued in May of last year when, as a 2-month-old kitten, she bravely wandered into a garage for shelter. Intelligence shines bright in this girl's gorgeous eyes and it surely played a part in her knowing where to ...
My husband is not my baby's father. Can my child take the dad's name?
A reader writes in to Lifelines asking for some advice on issues related to paternity and marriage.
What does Japan's Nationality Act really mean for its dual citizens?
Bilingual project aims to be a springboard to women's empowerment in Japan
More than a century on, Baden-Powell's Scouts span 169 nations, including Japan
Amnesty International Japan program aims to help schools fill the gender information gap
How can I ensure my family isn't liable for my elderly Japanese wife's driving mishaps?
