How the real murders behind the hit novel Butter exposed Japanese media misogyny
Novelist Asako Yuzuki took inspiration from Kijima’s case to create a fictional narrative for her novel Butter. It’s a story ...
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Japan's Lost Decade - An Economic Disaster
Japan in the 1990's suffered one of the greatest financial blowouts in history. In this episode we take a look at the formation and bursting of the great Japanese bubble and the ripple effects that ...
Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...
Japan's energy security to benefit from more US LNG, JERA says
Japan's energy security will benefit from U.S. President Donald Trump's push to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) ...
‘Asura’ Is a First-Class Domestic Drama
Written and directed by the Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Shoplifters”), this Netflix series is so good it makes ...
Ishiba Nudges His ‘Little Japan’ Closer to China
Japan’s leader is finally set to meet Trump, three months after the US president’s election victory. Why has he spent that ...