People | 20 QUESTIONS Jun 13, 2020
Emil Pacha Valencia: Building a bridge with Tempura
by Jae Lee
Emil Pacha Valencia examines the difference between modern and traditional Japanese culture in his magazine.
Commentary / World Sep 21, 2019
Vinyl, books and magazines will never go away
by Leonid Bershidsky
Supposedly outdated content formats like LPs and print allow consumers — and marketers — to go beyond the masses.
Commentary / Japan May 19, 2019
by Takamitsu Sawa
Internet shopping provides benefits to both sellers and consumers, and should be regarded as the main player in the third revolution in the distribution of goods.
Asia Pacific Nov 21, 2018
Police harassment of Chinese environmental reporter sparks anger and apology
A Chinese environmental journalist's account of police harassment while reporting on a chemical spill has sparked widespread condemnation online and an apology from the police. Chinese financial publication Caixin on Sunday published an article by reporter Zhou Chen describing how local authorities had trailed her ...
Commentary / World Apr 28, 2018
Trump's long con will last until voters wise up
by Timothy L. O'Brien
Donald Trump has exaggerated his wealth for years. In office, he's trying a similar scam.
National May 30, 2017
Magazine aims to attract more non-Japanese to Tokushima's Awa Odori festival
"The dancers are fools. The spectators are fools. Both are fools alike, so why not dance?" These are the lyrics that animate the rhythms of Awa Odori, one of Japan's largest dance festivals, every summer in Tokushima. And a local firm is now trying to ...
Books / Reviews Jan 28, 2017
'Turning Pages': How magazines reflected the 'new woman' of the 1920s
by Iain Maloney
The Taisho Era (1912-26) was a period of change and opportunity. It saw the birth of the so-called atarashii onna ("new woman") — the socially liberated, modern young woman, previously unseen in Japan. As this inquisitive individual moved into the job market, a number ...
Voices | HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO Dec 21, 2016
Tokyo's international community needs a voice — and places to call its own
Let's pull together as a community and return to our once-confident roots.
Language | BILINGUAL Dec 19, 2016
Japanese buzzwords capture the zeitgeist of then, now and what's to come
by Mark Schreiber
Take a journey through the buzzwords of years past and present — and hazard a guess at what's coming in 2017.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 5, 2016
Japan's English-language print media feel the pinch
by Simon Scott
Publications struggle for relevance in a world where news is available free, to all, all the time.
Lifestyle Nov 13, 2015
Japan's first magazine for chubby men aims for big following
by Yoshino Matsui
After working more than 10 years as editor-in-chief for a successful magazine catering to young, skinny Japanese male "hosts" who entertain female clientele at nightclubs, Norihito Kurashina made a 180-degree shift and launched a magazine targeting plump middle-aged men more like himself. Touted as Japan's ...
Entertainment News Jul 30, 2015
The monthlies Takarajima and CUTiE, two magazines that once led Japan's youth culture, are publishing their last editions next month, with shrinking circulations to blame. Their publisher, Takarajimasha Inc., announced Wednesday that both "have completed their mission as magazines to define an era and provide ...