As with most serious subjects, suicide requires knowledge that the typical generalist journalist does not have. When this is combined with stereotypical beliefs about Japan and...
“Online abuse is a crime. I want people to think carefully before they post an abusive comment,” said the mother of Hana Kimura, whose apparent suicide...
~‘The Olympics are intended to be a forum where athletes can perform to their full potential in a safe, secure and fair environment. I hope the...
~Mishima’s “coup d’état” left a tremendous impact on the Japanese people~ 50 years ago, writer Tatsuro Dekune worked at a used bookstore in downtown...
~Human life is limited, but I want to live forever~ Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition...
Bullying cases found at elementary, middle and high schools across Japan have reached a record high, according to a research conducted by the Ministry...
I first met Shinzo Abe when Japan’s bubble economy was at its zenith. Not yet a politician himself, he was deputizing for his father as...
On May 23, Hana Kimura, a member of the cast for the Fuji Television series Terrace House distributed by Netflix, was found dead in her Tokyo...
At times, words become weapons and cause violence. Anonymous online slander can turn especially malicious and brutal, and when it spreads over the internet, it...
No Pianos, Pets or Foreigners is a short 127-page easy-to-read book that provides the reader with a tapestry of engaging experiences of a foreigner living...
Professional wrestler Hana Kimura, who also starred on the popular Netflix reality TV program “Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020,” has died of an apparent suicide...
So, finally, the coronavirus crisis has forced Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency and thereby enable a “soft” version of the...
