Commentary / World Jul 8, 2019
by Peter Singer
A new study covering 40 countries provides solid evidence that people not nearly as dishonest as we tend to think.
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Jul 7, 2018
Exploring the bare difference between a truth and a lie
by Michael Hoffman
"Kill one man, and you're a murderer. Kill millions, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all, and you are a god." The French biologist and philosopher Jean Rostand (1894-1977) was led to that bleak view of greatness by sinister events in Europe in the ...
National / Media | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Feb 4, 2017
Honesty is the best policy for lost property
by Jake Adelstein
Last month, I withdrew some money — ¥100,000 to be precise — from an ATM near Tokyo's Shibuya Station. I was on my way to a meeting and was in such a hurry that, while remembering to grab my bank card and receipt, I completely ...