Ayame Goriki

National Jan 13, 2020

Former Zozo fashion retailer Yusaku Maezawa seeks girlfriend for 2023 SpaceX voyage

Call it "The Bachelor: Lunar Edition." In the latest attention-grabbing stunt by Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, his search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program. Maezawa, 44, who sold his ...

National / Media | MEDIA MIX Jun 3, 2017

The arrested development of female prisons

by Philip Brasor

Though the prison population in Japan is remarkably small compared to other countries, there have been increases in recent years among certain demographics. The media is particularly sensitive to elderly inmates. Less remarked upon are female prisoners. A Ministry of Justice study released last year ...