Issues | LAW OF THE LAND
How the last czar shaped Japan's courts
by Colin P.A. Jones
A botched assassination attempt in 1891 presents Japan's fledgling penal code with an existential dilemma.
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Issues | LABOR PAINS
A new law regarding foreign workers brings up old problems
by Hifumi Okunuki
Activists in the field bring up concerns with Japan's new approach to manual laborers from overseas.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Falling for furusato: The epicurean incentives behind a tax strategy that masks economic lunacy
by Michael Hassett
A decade ago, the Japanese government launched a program that allows taxpayers to make "donations" to smaller cities and towns across the country, and then have those contributions deducted from ...
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Dec 1, 2018
Carlos Ghosn's arrest is more about Japanese criminal justice than corporate governance
by Colin P.A. Jones
A 'hostage-based' criminal justice system, second arrests and trial by public all play a part in a case that the world is watching.
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Nov 25, 2018
School rules in Japan offer harsh lessons in mindless assimilation
by Colin P.A. Jones
"You may not put more than three pencils in your pencil box/ If you wish to speak in class, raise your hand forward at a 70-degree angle/ No going to the toilet in groups/ You must finish using the toilet within seven minutes/ Use ...
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Nov 8, 2018
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 Oct 31, 2018
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 Oct 28, 2018
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.
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