Dude Under the Radar: From Hairdresser to Healer
Laidback Kaz Taira is a genius when it comes to finding new opportunities to downsize.
Tag Archives: Tohoku Tsunami (2011)
Japan and South Korea Engage in Tit-for-Tat
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 7, 2019.
Cycling for Charity: What’s the Rumpus?
Robert Williams joins WTR to discuss the activities of the Tokyo-based charity organization “Knights in White Lycra.”
Disasters South and North
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on September 8, 2018.
Defrauding the Tsunami Victims
Two Director-Generals of the Fisheries Agency from 2011 and 2012, Masanori Sato and Kazuyoshi Honkawa, have been accused of taking funds from the victims of the 2011 tsunami and distributing them to the whaling industry. This is the contention of Ren Yabuki, the Director of the NGO Life Investigation Agency, and he has now launched a lawsuit against these officials.
Abe Reelection All But Assured
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on July 31, 2018.
Reconstruction Minister Sacked After Fresh Gaffe
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga have repeatedly been warning this particularly gaffe-prone set of Cabinet ministers to exercise caution and to be very careful about what they say in public. Reconstruction Minister Masahiro Imamura, however, didn’t seem to get the memo, and after a fresh gaffe he is swiftly out.
Junichiro Koizumi Confronts Nuclear Lies
Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi explains why he radically changed his views on nuclear power.
Reporting from Kumamoto
A personal memoir of the Kumamoto earthquake, reflecting both on the challenges of one-man reporting as well as the experience of being there.
