Social Series
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Omi: Govt must Explain if Expert Opinion not Followed
Leaders and intellectuals share their thoughts on political issues Japan will tackle this year in th...
January 11, 2021
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Move to Smaller Class Sizes Raises Concern as well as Expectation
Introducing class size limits of 35 students for all grades at elementary schools has raised expecta...
December 20, 2020
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Cities in Japan Turn to Local Tourism
This is the third and final installment of a series looking at how people are responding to the o...
December 12, 2020
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The Future of Cities / Places where Closeness Is the Appeal Struggle in Tokyo
This is the second installment of a series looking at how people are responding to the ongoing ch...
December 11, 2020
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Suburbs Return to Spotlight in Coronavirus Era in Japan
The pandemic is not just affecting people but the cities they live in as well. Urban planning has...
December 10, 2020
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100 Years of Meiji Jingu / Area West of Shrine Eyed for Revitalization
This is the third and final installment of a series on the Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, To...
December 5, 2020
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100 Years of Meiji Jingu / Manmade Forest around Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Shrine has Become Real
Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, marked the 100th anniversary of its founding last mont...
December 3, 2020
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State of LDP factions / Nikai Faction Enjoying Moment in Spotlight
During a lunchtime meal at the Prime Minister's Office on Nov. 12, Suga stopped eating his bowl o...
November 30, 2020
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Japanese Auto Parts Makers Pushed to Brink
"It feels like I'm going through a long, dark tunnel," said the head of an auto parts maker in Ot...
November 29, 2020
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