National / Media | Japan Pulse May 30, 2020
Public begins to wake up to sheer volume of harassment online
by Patrick St. Michel
Social media users want abusers to drop their veil of anonymity.
National / Media | Japan Pulse May 23, 2020
Crowdfunding campaigns offer hope to ailing firms facing COVID-19 insolvency
by Patrick St. Michel
Communities rally behind their favorite establishments, but can they save them all?
National / Media | Japan Pulse May 16, 2020
by Patrick St. Michel
Domestic news organizations are trying to get to the bottom of what makes the so-called self-restraint police tick.
National / Media | Japan Pulse May 2, 2020
Exploring Japan from the comfort of your own living room
by Patrick St. Michel
Audiences worldwide are seeking out visual escapes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 25, 2020
Seeking solace from COVID-19 in Showa Era nostalgia
by Kaori Shoji
As many across the country continue to spend an unprecedented amount of time at home amid the coronavirus outbreak, parallels are being drawn with another period in history that offered a similar social landscape.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 18, 2020
When jumping on the social media bandwagon to score political points backfires
by Patrick St. Michel
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe jumped into the fire by joining J-pop star Gen Hoshino’s YouTube challenge.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 10, 2020
Celebrities and influencers using social media platforms to keep people at home
by Patrick St. Michel
A handful of well-known personalities have been out in front of the pandemic on social media.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Apr 4, 2020
Navigating the murky waters of social media in a pandemic
by Patrick St. Michel
The frequent occurrence of disasters in Japan has ensured that netizens are constantly on the lookout for online hoaxes. Following any large earthquake or typhoon, social media is typically flooded with all kinds of misleading posts and doctored images. Some are posted in a ...
National / Media | Japan Pulse Mar 14, 2020
Social media helps Japan's embattled parents connect over schools' closure
by Patrick St. Michel
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recommendation that all elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan close through the end of their April spring break in order to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus caught nearly everyone in the country off guard when the ...
National / Media | Japan Pulse Mar 7, 2020
YouTube content that attempts to find real Japanese opinions
by Patrick St. Michel
A lot has changed over the past decade insofar as Japanese content on YouTube is concerned, with creators moving away from uploads that simply record personal experiences to posts that give viewers real insight into the lives and opinions of Japanese people. No longer are ...
National / Media | Japan Pulse Feb 29, 2020
Discovering who's behind Japan's English rail announcements
by Zoe Ariyama
Tokyo’s train system is considered to be one of the most expansive and most reliable in the world, but it can be pretty intimidating for anglophones trying to navigate the city. Thankfully, announcements in English can be heard on many railway lines, with narrators providing ...
National / Media | Japan Pulse Feb 22, 2020
The rebirth of cool: It's not easy being a lovable middle-aged man in Japan
by Kaori Shoji
For the first time since … never, the ojisan (middle-aged man) is on a roll. Until recently, many have treated middle-aged men in Japan with a sense of dismissiveness, if not outright contempt. Mainstream media have always portrayed middle-aged men as being overbearing and clueless at ...