Chiba Sees Farming Revolution Budding Underground
From the ruins of the Bubble Economy, a new form of agriculture has emerged in Chiba city.
Parents of Bullied Child Face “Blame the Victim” Mentality
The issue of bullying in Japanese schools becomes much more real when the victim is your own child. My wife and I found out that it can also become much worse when school authorities participate in the bullying and fail to protect the innocent.
Power Is Not Given; It Is Taken
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 23, 2019.
Abe Demands Local Government Support for Military Recruitment
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 16, 2019.
CDPJ Backs Same-Sex Marriage Legislation
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 12, 2019.
The Perons and the Japanese
Historian Roberto Baschetti describes the links between Argentine leaders Juan and Eva Peron with Japan and the Japanese, especially with one of their admirers, Makiko Yamamoto.
Abe Regime Makes Direct Attacks on Press Freedom
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 6, 2019.
My Pathless Woods
More than thirty years of woodworking and I still feel like an intern. The lessons I have learned, however, show a depth and intimacy that make me wonder how it is we today call ourselves the “material world.”
Henoko Enemies List Exposed
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on January 31, 2019.
The Japan Times Becomes Servant to the Elite
On January 28, the Japan Times published an opinion piece titled, “How Japanese is Naomi Osaka?” Author Kunihiko Miyake “felt something odd” about how the multiethnic tennis champ could ever “represent Japan.” Miyake’s article is indicative of how the quality of analysis has slipped under the Japan Times’ new ownership, and suggests how the purposes of the organization have changed.