Tokyo Review
Society
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What Do Professional Sports Bring to Rural Japan?
On August 4th, the Toonippo, Aomori’s prefectural newspaper, carried an article about the opening of the ice hockey season, delayed one month...
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9.1KBLM Japan: Bringing Global Movements Home
The gathering of 3,500 people on June 14 to march through central Tokyo in support of the Black Lives Matter movement was...
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Will The Coronavirus Pandemic Boost Rural Relocation in Japan ?
Rural Japan has long been trying to attract big-city dwellers to relocate to the countryside. A current wrinkle on these efforts is...
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Review: ‘Hit Me Anyone One More Time’ and the Search for Idealism
“Hit Me Anyone One More Time” is the latest comedy film by director and dramatist Mitani Koki. Although a parody centered around...
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9.6KFreedom of Expression and the 2019 Aichi Triennale
Threats from online extremists forced an art exhibition in Nagoya to close in 2019, raising fresh concerns over Japan's commitment to freedom...
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29.7KThe Ainu and Japan’s Colonial Legacy
The Ainu Promotion Act aimed to end discrimination against Hokkaido's indigenous people - but Ainu activists argue that it merely perpetuates colonization.
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7.6KCOVID19 is a Chance to Change Japan’s Work Culture
A grueling work culture underlies Japan’s demographic crisis – but the measures being used to combat COVID19 could help the country move...
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10.4KWhere are Japan’s climate strikers?
Japan felt the impact of climate change in floods and heatwaves this year - but few Japanese people joined the environmental protests...
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12.8KRemembering Rikidōzan: The (Korean) Symbol of Japan’s Postwar Strength
Sunday, December 15 marked 53 years since the murder of a Japanese postwar icon Rikidōzan. Some may know of him as the...
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10.8KNew Era, New Rules for the Imperial Bloodline?
As the new Emperor is crowned, Japan's Imperial bloodline is down to only three heirs. Can the conservative post-war rules of succession...
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5.5KAn old Japanese idea brings medicine to rural Africa
Okigusuri, a “use first, pay later” system for household medicine, is finding a niche in Tanzania. Could new technology make it viable...
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7.9KManga at the British Museum
The largest exhibition of manga ever held outside Japan, at London’s British Museum, showcases how a subculture became an internationally recognized art.