Tokyo Review
Society
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7.1KLGBT Rights under Ishiba: Status Quo, or New Hope?
New Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has been far more positive on LGBT rights than any of his LDP predecessors - but activists...
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8.0KA High Stakes Court Decision Looms for Trans Rights in Japan
A recent ruling by a local family court has sparked hope for many concerned about trans rights in Japan - but now...
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10.4KJapan as the Future: Demographic Crisis
Japan has been one of the first countries to experience demographic decline and how it has addressed these demographic crises can provide...
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8.8KHow Japan Helped Westerns Get Back in the Saddle
Japan has played a key role in the reawakening of the Western genre; from having its early pop media influenced by Westerns,...
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Ramseyer and the Right-Wing Ecosystem Suffocating Japan
In Japan, many right wing revisionist groups continue to glorify its wartime legacy, seeking to validate their versions of the past however...
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Abenomask: Discarded – But Not Forgotten?
In February last year as toilet paper was flying off supermarket shelves as a result of panic and misleading information, the announcement...
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Building Back Better for Japan’s Women in a Post-COVID Society
The coronavirus pandemic has brought large interruptions to typical patterns of working, forcing Japanese companies to become more flexible and loosen their...
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How Culture Explains COVID
Less than two months after issuing a state of emergency, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo declared victory over COVID-19. Abe was keen...