The empty seat on a crowded Japanese train: 10 years on, the 'gaijin seat' still grates
If you're a conspicuous non-Japanese living in the country, then you've likely experienced the empty-seat phenomenon with varying frequency and intensity.
Raising children as a foreign parent here is no picnic, but what about when your child is also coping with physical or learning challenges?
Do the elderly and disabled people in Japan want robots to look after them?
What appears to be lacking are detailed surveys and studies, asking questions of the elderly and disabled people whose quality of life Japan's new legion of robots are supposed to improve.
Can five Little Japans defuse one big demographic time bomb?
What about if Japan split into a confederation of five semi-autonomous "regions," each delineated roughly by geography and population?
Gaijin Day: How an event in Hamamatsu about unity proved to be divisive
Views from Hamamatsu: How do you feel about Gaijin Day and the G-word?
Japan's diverse bunch of disaster volunteers are primed for a warming world
What does the future hold for Naomi Osaka and Japanese dual nationals?: Readers' views
Japan demonstrates how too many rules can ruin governance
Culture of over-regulation helps explain the country's persistent problem with data falsification.
At the Kyoto dorm that time forgot, Japanese students dig in
Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime
Warning to Naomi Osaka: Playing for Japan can seriously shorten your career
This Tokyo Scout's been there, done that, got all the merit badges — and more
Dog tale bites judge: His tweets muzzled, Japan's 'Judge White Briefs' faces his own trial
Japan according to Don Maloney: Still amusing and relevant, mostly, 40 years on
Six-year-old Ophelia came to ARK with her Labrador friend, Summer, when their former owner fell ill earlier this year. Ophelia is a Borzoi, a breed rare in Japan, but one whose fans are die-hard. Also known as a Russian wolfhound, Borzoi have an exotic ...
'My Year in Japan' books offer reassuring words to armchair travelers, but expats need more
To black up or not to black up for 'Othello,' that is the question
What does Japan's Nationality Act really mean for its dual citizens?
Given the present "don't ask, don't tell" attitude of the Justice Ministry, it would be highly unusual if Naomi Osaka was forced to relinquish her U.S. citizenship at the age of 22.
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?
SIETAR Japan sees a time for intercultural understanding
I want a divorce in Japan, but what about child custody and my mortgage?
