Issues | LAW OF THE LAND
Jail in Japan for cannabis in Canada? Possible but unlikely
by Colin P.A. Jones
Possession and receipt of marijuana are illegal for Japanese citizens even overseas, but don't expect urine checks at immigration.
Issues | LABOR PAINS
For work rules in Japan to legally count, employers must hammer them home
by Hifumi Okunuki
Court precedents in Japan have reinforced that work rules lack legal power if they are not easily accessible and known to employees.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche
by Megha Wadhwa
After following their husbands to Japan, educated Indian women face obstacles tracking down work that matches their qualifications.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 21, 2018
Non-Japanese YouTubers tackle the art of vlogging in the vernacular
by Patrick ST. Michel
Meet the foreign creators using the local language to build a Japanese fan base.
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Oct 10, 2018
Japan demonstrates how too many rules can ruin governance
by Colin P.A. Jones
Culture of over-regulation helps explain the country's persistent problem with data falsification.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Sep 29, 2018
At the Kyoto dorm that time forgot, Japanese students dig in
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Kyoto University wants students out of "filthy" Yoshida Ryo but won't say if the 105-year-old antiestablishment hub has any future.
Issues | LABOR PAINS Sep 23, 2018
Abe's work-style reforms give Japan's employers the green light to demand unpaid and unsafe overtime
by Hifumi Okunuki
New law caps overtime at unhealthy levels and sets up a system that will legitimize the principle of working for nothing.
Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Sep 19, 2018
Warning to Naomi Osaka: Playing for Japan can seriously shorten your career
by Debito Arudou
Naomi Osaka's decision to represent the country she left at the age of 3 may be good for her bottom line but not necessarily her longevity.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Sep 12, 2018
This Tokyo Scout's been there, done that, got all the merit badges — and more
by Margaret Goff
Thanks to a rule change, Japan resident Austin Koslow is possibly the most decorated Scout ever in the U.S. branch of the movement.
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Sep 5, 2018
Dog tale bites judge: His tweets muzzled, Japan's 'Judge White Briefs' faces his own trial
by Colin P.A. Jones
Disciplinary hearings for outspoken jurist over a dog-dumping story can only damage Japan's judiciary.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Sep 2, 2018
Japan according to Don Maloney: Still amusing and relevant, mostly, 40 years on
by Andreas Neuenkirchen
Irreverent accounts of an American businessman in the 1970s in Tokyo hold up surprisingly well today.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Sep 2, 2018
Don Maloney's 'Never the Twain...?' Japan Times column: some choice cuts from the 1970s
Some excerpts from Don Maloney's "Japan: It's not all Raw Fish" (1975) and "Son of Raw Fish" (1977) collections of Japan Times columns.
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