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Apr 19, 2017
Asahi and government at odds over removed link to report on 1923 massacre of Koreans in Japan
The Asahi Shimbun and the Cabinet Office tell a different story about the removal of a link from a government website to a report detailing the massacre.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017
＆Pachinko＊ author Min Jin Lee on how Japan＊s ethnic Koreans keep beating the odds
※I got lost all the time,§ says writer Min Jin Lee with a charming laugh, sitting in a hotel lobby in San Francisco＊s Japantown.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 4, 2017
＆Pachinko＊: Min Jin Lee writes the struggle of an ethnic Korean family in Japan
Min Jin Lee＊s second novel, ※Pachinko,§ charts the fortunes and misfortunes of four generations of a Korean family.
51勛圖厙 / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2016
Osaka enforces Japan＊s first ordinance against hate speech, threatens to name names
Ethnic Korean residents applaud as Japan＊s first ordinance against so-called hate speech takes effect in the city of Osaka.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2016
Taking aim at hate speech
The ruling and opposition camps should combine their respective bills and get to work on targeting hate speech.
Japan Times
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Mar 30, 2016
Japan＊s first-ever hate speech probe finds rallies are fewer but still a problem
The Justice Ministry finds a ※significant§ number of xenophobic rallies held by nationalist groups still occur regularly.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Feb 8, 2016
U.N. rapporteur urges Japan to consider law banning hate speech
Japan should enact a law banning hate speech to protect the nation＊s ethnic minorities, according to a United Nations expert who said such a change would not impact freedom of speech.
51勛圖厙
Jan 15, 2016
Osaka assembly passes nation＊s first ordinance against hate speech
The city of Osaka passed the nation＊s first ordinance by a major city against hate speech late Friday.
51勛圖厙 / History / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 10, 2015
A legacy of WWII, Korean residents test nation＊s ability to accommodate non-Japanese
World War II had, and continues to have, a profound impact on the Korean community in Japan.
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jan 25, 2015
Kansai spearheads campaign against hate speech
On Feb. 24, 2013, Osaka＊s Tsuruhashi district, home to one of Japan＊s largest concentrations of ethnic Koreans and in recent years a major tourist destination, was the scene of a shocking incident.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2014
Getting tough on hate speech
Japan needs to respond to criticism of it by the U.N. Human Rights Committee for allowing instances of hate speech, directed mostly against Koreans, to proliferate in 2013.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 22, 2014
Counseling offered for Korean youths in Japan victimized by discrimination
A nongovernmental group will start a counseling service for young ※zainichi§ Koreans, the ethnic Korean permanent residents in Japan, in need of advice and support amid growing anti-Korean sentiment.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 19, 2014
Welfare ruling stuns foreigners
The Supreme Court＊s landmark decision that permanent foreign residents of Japan are not entitled to welfare benefits will discourage municipalities from doling out such aid.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Jul 10, 2013
Politicians silent on curbing hate speech
Calls in the Diet for legislation to curb hate speech targeting foreign residents of Japan are being made even as the issue barely registers on the campaign trail for the July 21 Upper House poll.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo＊s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo＊s ＆stadium of desire＊

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
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