The allegedly very large gender gap in Japan, as reported by the World Economic Forum (WEF), is a favorite subject for foreign pundits. ...
JAPAN Forward, the news and opinion website showing “the real Japan” to the world, celebrated its second anniversary on Saturday, June 1, with the launch...
When Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman came out in English in 2018, it was an immediate hit, selling over 650,000 copies and winning the prestigious...
On the day the government announced the name of the new imperial era on on Monday, April 1, people all around Japan gathered in...
Recently there has been much debate on the pros and cons of accepting a large number of foreign workers to accommodate growing labor shortages attributed...