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Visible Minorities: “Big Garbage Day” and The Purge

It was that regular time of the year in certain parts of Japan that for some foreign residents was better than Christmas: Sodai Gomi no Hi.

Visible Minorities: Judges Strip Equal Protection from Naturalized Citizens

It’s the next stage of evolution in Japan’s variant of racial discrimination: a naturalized Japanese citizen was last year denied membership at a golf course—explicitly for being a former foreigner.

Japan’s Widening Olympic Scandal

Well over a year since its closing ceremony, the Tokyo Olympics continue to find a place among Japan’s newspaper headlines, this time in connection with a widening bribery scandal which has touched even a former prime minister.

Visible Minorities: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postmortem

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are now past. This is a postmortem.

Working Timeline of Covid-19 in Japan

The Covid-19 crisis became a dominating issue for the world, and Japan is no exception. This is a timeline of the events so far.

Bold Steps Needed for Post-Covid Relations Between Japan and the Russian Far East

A promising trend in relations between Japan and the Russian Far East has been put on ice by the coronavirus pandemic. As soon as the health emergency is under control, Tokyo should be bold in resuming ties with the region that is Japan’s closest geographic neighbor.