South Korea Folds Under US Pressure
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of November 2019.
Tag Archives: Shinjuku (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.
“Full-Scale Economic War” Between Japan and South Korea
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of August 2019.
Lesbian Bar in Tokyo Hit By Transgender Controversy
Bar Gold Finger in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Nichome has stood as a notable hub for Japan’s LGBT community for decades, but a late April incident has subjected the bar and its owner, Chiga Ogawa, to accusations that it discriminates against transgender people.
Abe Regime Makes Direct Attacks on Press Freedom
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 6, 2019.
Tokyo Moves to Ban Anti-LGBT Discrimination
On October 8, Japan’s LGBT community took to the streets of Shinjuku for love and equality. It was the Tokyo Love Parade 2018. This came days after the Tokyo Metropolitan Government adopted an ordinance banning discrimination against the LGBT community.
Party on the Eve of Disaster
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on July 16, 2018.
The Return of Korematsu v. United States
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 30, 2018.
Poll Shows Abe Cabinet Sinking
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 16, 2018.
It’s a Small World
The Japan Travel and Tourism Association (JATA) annual “Tourism Expo Japan” wrapped up today after a three-day run. It bills itself as the largest tourism expo in the world, and it is undoubtedly very sizeable. Filling up a whole wing of Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba, there were booths representing all 47 prefectures of Japan as well as about 150 foreign nations. In all, close to a thousand companies and organizations participated.
