Visible Minorities: The Xeno-Scapegoating of Japanese Halloween
After Halloween, you could be forgiven for thinking Shibuya was set aflame and Hachiko knocked off his plinth. But drop by sometime; everything is still there just fine.
Tag Archives: Shibuya (Tokyo)
A One-Sided US-Japan Trade Agreement
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the second half of September 2019.
Ruling Coalition Loses Supermajority
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the second half of July 2019.
Abe Government to Media: Forced Labor Wasn’t Forced
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 6, 2018.
Wow! Japan: The Ninjas of Shibuya
The telecommunications company NTT DoCoMo sponsors an advertising campaign bringing ninja to the Shibuya district of Tokyo.
“Behavior Unworthy of a Nation Governed by Law”
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on October 31, 2018.
Fight for $15 Reaches Japan
Protesters gathered in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on October 2. They want McDonald’s to raise its minimum wage to 1,500 yen per hour (about US$13).
Families Belong Together
More than thirty protesters gather in Shibuya, Tokyo to increase pressure on decision makers to ensure justice for families crossing the US-Mexico border and to put an end to the Trump administration’s inhumane and cruel policy of separating children from their parents.
Taro Aso Embarrasses the Abe Government
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 21, 2018.
Today in Japan (12.31.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 31, 2017.
