Shinzo Abe Passes Hirobumi Ito
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on June 8, 2019.
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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.
Rape and Coverup at an International School in Tokyo
Nishimachi International School in the Moto-Azabu district of Tokyo is finally coming clean after a decades-long coverup of sexual misconduct, including a now well-documented allegation of the rape of a 13-year-old female student by the former vice-principal who effectively ran the school in the late 1970s.
Hodaka Maruyama’s Shameful Behavior Exposed
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 31, 2019.
Mahathir Mohamad on the China Trade War and More
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visited Tokyo in late May. The SNA filmed his press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan. Below are key excerpts, including both the video and transcripts.
Hodaka Maruyama Suggests War on Russia
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 15, 2019.
Osaka Headed to Second Referendum
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 12, 2019.
The Reiwa Era Begins
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 5, 2019.
Ichiro Ozawa Granted Entry to Democratic Party For the People
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 30, 2019.
LDP Strikes Out in House of Representatives By-Elections
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on April 22, 2019.
