Deadly Mistake?
Did Tokyo’s failure to hire competent translators lead ISIS to misunderstand Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cairo speech?
Art or Pornography?
Japanese artist Megumi Igarashi’s vagina kayak is considered obscene, but an annual penis festival is a family event. What’s the deal?
As Japan's prime minister addresses the United Nations on Friday his reputation at home is tainted by links to avowed racists.
Drinking Clearly
The “malternative” liquor may be off the market in the U.S.A., but it’s thriving in Japan
R2 Sees U
Human emotions are expressed in the way we walk. By recognizing our body language robots can react to the way we feel.
Flame Out
Prime Minister Abe’s push to reinterpret the constitution and prepare the country for wars sparks a suicidal protest.
20 Raw Eggs
Japanese Prime Minister Abe says he wants to bring more women into the workforce, but his party represents the yakuza-inspired chauvinism that’s keeping them out.
TODAY IN SEXISM
Sexist remarks made to a female politician in Tokyo have sparked a wave of protest in Japan.
Look Away, Shamu
Japan is throwing its annual whale week again to celebrate its dubious commercial hunting of the endangered mammals.
Japan's Child Porn Problem
Tokyo is finally making it illegal to buy or own child pornography showing real children, but the manga, anime and computer graphic versions aren’t touched by the new law.