Visible Minorities: “Overtourism” As Racism
Some Japanese need to stop blaming the tourists for doing what they asked them to do—come here and enjoy themselves.
Tag Archives: Ginza (Tokyo)
The Abe Climate COP Out
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of December 2019.
Belly Dancers in Tokyo
Belly dancers may not be something that most people associate with Tokyo, but some young Japanese women are ardent students of the art.
Abe in Pyeongchang
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 9, 2018.
The Tokyo Cheapo Story
The Shingetsu News Agency profiles Tokyo Cheapo, a rising start-up in Japan’s travel and media world, for a video report.
The Phantom Menace
Once again today Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared it. As the House of Councillors begins its deliberations on the Legislation for Peace and Security, the people are told that the passage of these bills is necessary and must be done now—in this Diet session. There is no alternative. Japan’s national security is now under threat like no other time in the postwar period.
Godzilla’s New Stomping Grounds
Looking hardly a day over 60 million, Godzilla turned sixty this year; brought back to life as Hollywood resuscitated the slumbering giant monster and turned what had been and still is a Japanese icon into an American smash hit of global proportions.
