Ghosn Unchained
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of January 2020.
Tag Archives: Shinagawa Station (Tokyo)
Abe Government to Media: Forced Labor Wasn’t Forced
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 6, 2018.
New Train Station on the Yamanote Line
JR East is constructing a new train station on the Yamanote Line between Shinagawa and Tamachi. The station will connect to the Keihin-Tohoku Line, Yamanote Line, and the Shinkansen.
Genkai Reactor Forced to Shut Down After Only One Week
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 31, 2018.
The Meat Paradox and Factory Farming
The “meat paradox” is when people love eating meat but don’t like the thought of killing of animals. On a daily basis, the industrial livestock production industry manages this dissonant experience by keeping a low public profile, filling the shelves of local markets with meat, but keeping the eyes of the Japanese public sheltered from the realities of how those products arrived there.
Today in Japan (12.18.17)
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 18, 2017.
Reporting from Kumamoto
A personal memoir of the Kumamoto earthquake, reflecting both on the challenges of one-man reporting as well as the experience of being there.
