Issues | LEARNING CURVE May 31, 2017
School kitchens in Japan risk being swamped by food allergy claims
by James McCrostie
Data suggest Japan's schools are seeing a surge in food allergies among students, but are all the claims legitimate?
Issues | LABOR PAINS May 28, 2017
Job-juggling in Japan: a risky stunt with no safety net
by Hifumi Okunuki
The government has been pushing job-juggling lately, but I have reason to believe that its interests lie not with workers' health and security.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT May 24, 2017
Can Fukuoka live up to the tech startup hype?
by Oscar Boyd
Three foreign members of the Fukuoka tech entrepreneur community discuss whether the city's efforts to style itself as an international startup hub are paying off.
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND May 14, 2017
Testing time for the Constitution at 70
by Colin P.A. Jones
So you fancy yourself as a scholar on Japan's supreme law? Try testing your knowledge of the Constitution's birth with this quiz.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE May 14, 2017
Liberating young minds with technology
by Michael Penn
Education in Japan, within the nexus of business, science and internationalization, is currently developing progressive initiatives. One such trend is to move university teaching out of brick-and-mortar classrooms and into the online sphere. This could be, in its more modest form, simply supplementary resources for ...
Issues | LEARNING CURVE May 3, 2017
As Japan's JET Programme hits its 30s, the jury's still out
by James McCrostie
Ambitious program has helped Japan meet the world, but does it have a role to play today?
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT May 1, 2017
Three years after Japan signed Hague, parents who abduct still win
by Simon Scott
Despite winning return orders in court, foreign fathers are treated like offenders.
Issues | JUST BE CAUSE Apr 26, 2017
Time to act on insights from landmark survey of Japan's foreign residents
by Debito Arudou
Government's attempt to understand the foreign experience of Japan produces valuable data despite some blind spots.
Issues | LABOR PAINS Apr 23, 2017
The cost of convenience in Japan: when foreign students work instead of study
by Hifumi Okunuki
It's midnight at the convenience store I often patronize near my home in Tokyo's central Shinjuku district. The store's open all day and night, 365 days a year. There is one man I've seen quite a bit of lately — behind the counter, stocking shelves, ...
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Apr 19, 2017
With parents' support, kids in Japan stamp out stuttering
by Kris Kosaka
Thanks to the tireless efforts of an international team of women, an Australian program to tackle speech disfluencies is changing lives in Japan.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Apr 19, 2017
Birth of a Twitter trend: the story behind #gaijinconfessionfriday
by Pedro Rodrigues
Last week, a simple hashtag kicked off an outpouring of guilt and humor on Twitter from Japan's foreign residents.
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Apr 12, 2017
Japanese people v. the United States et al
by Colin P.A. Jones
Stories of the Japanese people whom fate — and, more often than not, citizenship — brought before America's highest court.