Current and former international students in the capital share some of their experiences and offer advice that might help incoming students save some yen.

Column has been shining a critical light on issues affecting Japan's foreign residents since 2008.

Washington and the Pentagon sidestep issues of injuries to protesters and censorship as police blanket the village of Takae.

The obvious route to allowing Emperor Akihito's abdication would involve amending the Imperial Household Law, not constitutional change.

Although the Tokyo Sikh community has come a long way, creating a place for itself in a foreign land, outside of the temple, serious issues remain.

Laws restrict government workers' constitutional rights to organize, bargain and take collective action.

Meet the athletes flying the flag for Japan and challenging the conventional definition of what it means to be Japanese.

The U.K. government reveals that two Royal Marines have been deployed to U.S. bases in the island prefecture.

Law has the teeth to tackle everything from peeing and posters to more serious matters.

Japan’s temples are an integral part of the country’s traditional culture. For the majority of us, visits are usually limited to specific events such as New Year’s Eve, or perhaps as part of a sightseeing agenda if the temple is a famous one. The ...

Nobody here on the Community page has weighed in on Japan’s Upper House election last July 10, so JBC will have a go. The conclusion first: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scored a hat trick this election, and it reaffirmed his mandate to do whatever ...

In a few weeks, my daughter, an American-Japanese dual national born, raised and mostly educated in Japanese in Japan, will begin her first year of higher learning at her dream school — Middlebury College, one of America’s oldest liberal arts institutes. Located in the ...