Issues | LEARNING CURVE Nov 15, 2017
by James McCrostie
Showa Women's University and Temple University, Japan Campus have announced a unique site-sharing agreement that could offer a model to other Japanese schools.
Our Lives | OBITUARY Nov 16, 2016
Stefan Lippert: remembering an educator in search of excellence
by Richard Solomon
Stefan Lippert, a luminary from our community of Japan thought leaders, died recently at the age of 47.
Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Mar 29, 2014
Unpersuasive logic for death penalty in Japan
by Jeff Kingston
The death penalty in Japan is imposed in cases of murder, and robbery and/or rape leading to death. In such cases, capital punishment is not mandatory and is usually only imposed in cases of multiple killings, though since 2006 this criteria has not been ...
Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Jan 25, 2014
Spinmeister Abe: crisis-mongering and distractions
by Jeff Kingston
The news media tends to hyperventilate because this generates a buzz that attracts attention. But what is the news? Team Abe's slick PR machine has done a masterful job in managing and misdirecting news coverage by feeding the beast a daily dose of Abe in action ...