Yoshito Hori and the Rightwing Turn of the Japan Times
The Japan Times served for decades as the leading newspaper for the nation’s foreign community, but now it has been taken over by rightwing elements close to the Abe regime.
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Democracy Denied in Okinawa
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 15, 2018.
Nissan Coup Turning Sour
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 9, 2018.
Abe Government to Media: Forced Labor Wasn’t Forced
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 6, 2018.
Shocking Insider Video! Claims of Child Abuse at Japanese Schools
Would you want your child to be treated like this? Questions are being raised about whether some schools in Japan need to be better regulated by authorities.
Japan Times Goes Rightwing
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 30, 2018.
The Fall of Carlos Ghosn
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 25, 2018.
Man, Muscle, and Machine: The Olympic Stadium Rising
SNA (Tokyo) — Japan is in the process of building a US$1.3 billion new National Stadium to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The SNA spent almost two years filming the stages of the construction up to the current time.
Diet Extension to Push Immigration Bill
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 15, 2018.
The Age Grows Darker
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on November 8, 2018.
