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In an email, a top marine official likens protesters hurt in demonstrations to diving soccer players.

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Tokyo fashion industry insiders push the message that what we choose to buy and wear has consequences.

Why is there no equivalent of Charlie Hebdo, "The Daily Show" or "Monty Python" in Japan?

What does the Japanese media have to say about the recent events in France? The weeklies have got something for everyone.

Efforts against nationality-based discrimination in Japan have made zero progress in the four decades since a landmark court case against Hitachi.

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Documentary presents stories of women helping in Tohoku, working in health and education — and putting down roots.

Never mind all the living and documentary proof — the idea that "comfort women" were somehow exempt from wartime coercion and organization is absurd.

Shocked by indifference in Japanese and U.S. government circles toward the island's interests, a lawyer has taken matters into her own hands.

A recap of the top 10 human-rights news events affecting non-Japanese (NJ) in Japan last year.