November 30, 2023

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Ryuzaburo Mizuno, who was born in Brazil seven years after the Great Kanto Earthquake, holds a photo of his family.

COMMUNITY / Issues

Aug 7, 2023

A diaspora remembers the disaster that forged it

By Chitose Nakagawa

There is a significant Brazilian community in Japan, but 100 years ago a major disaster spurred the growth of a Japanese community in Brazil.

A man sits on his own at a taco stand on Kokusai Street in Naha.

COMMUNITY / Issues

Jul 2, 2023

Peacemaking of a different sort in Okinawa

By Lance Henderstein

Through therapy and community outreach, counseling service TELL draws on the personal experiences of its clinicians and support workers to help various communities in Okinawa.

Japan Times

COMMUNITY / Issues

Jun 8, 2023

Amnesty International Japan wants your help in supporting human rights

By Louise George Kittaka

Looking to test your knowledge, get out the house and do good for charity? Amnesty"s pub quiz nights are back and a fun way to raise funds.

Japan Times

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Jun 6, 2023

Fleeing disaster a century ago, a group of Indians established a community in Kobe

Though the Indian diaspora"s presence in Kobe has waned in the past few years, the roots of those who remain stretch back three and four generations.

Japan Times

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

May 8, 2023

'In Nojiri, I have never felt like a foreigner'

By Talisker Scott Hunter

Secluded and serene, the summer spot for many expat families faces challenges that aren"t unique to other rural townships in Japan.

Japan Times

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Apr 10, 2023

What does it take to make a long-term relationship great in Japan?

By Eric Margolis

The advice from most people on long-term cross-cultural relationships? You sometimes need to think more with your head than your heart.

Japan Times

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Mar 26, 2023

Your Ramadan experience may take on new forms when living in Japan

By Nadila

As of 2022 there were just over 83,000 Indonesians residing in Japan according to government figures. Many have found new ways to practice their religion.

An official shot for this year’s lineup for NHK’s annual “Kohaku Uta Gassen.”

Things get warmer with Xi; Johnny’s get the cold shoulder

Yoshiko Koide sits in a classroom at Nagoya College where she teaches a Japanese-language observation seminar.

How a dictionary came to spark outrage among the web’s otaku

By Thu-Huong Ha and Yukana Inoue

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