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MIXED RELATIONSHIPS

Undated photos of migrant workers and their families at the Canada Museum in Mio, Wakayama Prefecture
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Jan 4, 2026
Tracing the family tree: Roots tourism gains traction in Japan
More and more overseas residents of Japanese descent are hoping to learn more about their family history, heritage and traditions.
In 2025, the 20 Questions column had 26 total interviews that offered insights into the professional, creative and personal backgrounds of people from various careers and walks of life.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 27, 2025
Finding a balance between tradition and innovation in 2025
With more than two dozen interviews throughout the year, our 20 Questions column highlighted diverse views on creativity, tradition and cultural hybridity.
Bilateral relations between China and Japan may be tense, but life goes on for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese people in Japan. ¡°Politics and daily life are very separate,¡± says Zhang, a mother of three.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Dec 15, 2025
Japan-raised Chinese children navigate complex cultural terrain
Despite bilateral tensions, daily life goes on for the hundreds of thousands of Chinese people who call Japan home ¡ª including the children and teenagers who have grown up here.
More than a quarter of married people in Japan report spousal violence of some kind, and nearly 1 in 10 women have experienced financial abuse, according to a 2023 survey by the Japan Cabinet Office.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Dec 8, 2025
Finding a way forward from financial abuse
In Japan, nearly 1 in 10 married women have been the victim of financial abuse. Two expats share their stories, along with the resources and advice that helped them through.
Based in Hokkaido, Canadian-Japanese couple Alex and Mami St-Jean are keeping busy with their candle business and raising two children.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 28, 2025
Alex and Mami St-Jean: ¡®Home feels like the family we¡¯ve created in Hokkaido¡¯
The Canadian-Japanese couple behind North Candles, a soy wax candle business, reflects on their origin story, cross-cultural inspirations and the meaning of home.
U.S. military personnel stand guard in front of the New Grand Hotel where Gen. Douglas MacArthur stayed circa September 1945 in Yokohama.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / Perspectives
Sep 1, 2025
How the Allied Occupation changed Japan: A love story
A wartime GI and a Japanese civilian fell in love during the Occupation, embodying the peace built after Japan¡¯s surrender.
Yasuhiko Morine (left), Esperanza Morine (center left), Lydia Morine (center right) and Naoaki Morine on the island of Linapacan in the western Philippines on May 25
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Jun 4, 2025
Some descendants of Japanese in Philippines still without Japan nationality
As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, the government is strengthening support for those seeking Japanese nationality based on their ancestry.
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children ¡ª now adults ¡ª bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there¡¯s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
CULTURE / Books
Apr 26, 2025
¡®Wildcat Dome¡¯ challenges Japan¡¯s historical narratives
Prolific writer Yuko Tsushima explores themes of militarization, colonialism and occupation through the identities of mixed-race orphans in postwar Japan.
Megumi Koiwai (left) found refuge in writing and storytelling that allowed her to reconcile with her heritage and upbringing.
COMMUNITY / Voices
Mar 24, 2025
A community of stories: Making space for reflection and dialogue in Tokyo and beyond
Through conversations with an international writing workshop, a writer of mixed heritage finds steadier footing and a sense of self.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a meeting of the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors on Thursday.
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Mar 7, 2025
Japan to invite stateless people born to Japanese in Philippines
The government will help people collect information so they can take Japanese nationality and will also arrange meetings for them with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Perhaps being seen in the company of your own children in the right places ¡ª playgrounds, schools, etc. ¡ª can make you seem more approachable and allow children to say exactly what¡¯s on their mind.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 24, 2024
¡®You¡¯re a spy, then?¡¯ The odd interactions of a non-Japanese father in Japan
Remember to keep your ears open whenever you¡¯re near children and you¡¯re guaranteed to hear something that¡¯ll make you think.
However non-Japanese fathers in Japan manage the vagaries of life abroad, many share a preference for forging ahead for the benefit of their children.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jun 14, 2024
There¡¯s no one-size-fits-all fatherhood for foreign-born dads in Japan
From Hokkaido to Okinawa, fathers in Japan talk getting married, raising kids and taking life as it comes.
The victory of Ukraine-born Karolina Shiino (center) in the Miss Japan contest held last month has sparked a debate on what makes someone truly Japanese.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2024
A Ukraine-born beauty queen and what it means to be Japanese
Shiino¡¯s Miss Japan victory has ignited a debate on the definition of ¡°Japaneseness,¡± and raises questions on what it truly means to be Japanese.
Unfortunately, statistics are not favorable when it comes to mixed marriages. With the proper communication, however, no challenge is insurmountable.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 26, 2024
Know how to talk about divorce in case your relationship goes south
It¡¯s a sad fact that more than a few international relationships don¡¯t work out in Japan. Be armed with the proper vocabulary just in case.
Japan's Zion Suzuki (top) and Yukinari Sugawara (bottom) in action with Iraq's Youssef Amyn in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Friday.
SOCCER
Jan 23, 2024
Japan goalkeeper racially abused online after Asian Cup errors
The news comes after two instances of racist abuse directed at players in Italy and England during matches.
Japanese model Dulmi, 24, was selected as one of eight models in Vogue Open Casting's class of 2023.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jan 3, 2024
Dulmi: The biracial model bringing change to modeling in Japan and beyond
In a still-rare recognition of the diversity that exists in Japan, the Osaka native was chosen for the 2023 class of Vogue¡¯s Open Casting initiative.
While harsh comments from older generations can sometimes be seen as rude, consider instead that they¡¯re often trying to teach us something they hold on to.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 26, 2023
A survival guide for your first Japanese-style at-home New Year¡¯s
Meeting your partner¡¯s Japanese family for the New Year¡¯s holidays? Here are some do¡¯s and don¡¯ts for an ¡®osh¨­gatsu¡¯ success story.
Communication is important in a relationship, especially when you and your spouse grew up speaking different languages. Learn a few phrases that show you care.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 22, 2023
A few small expressions can go a long way in your relationship
As we celebrate Couple¡¯s Day in Japan, let¡¯s review ways to tell your special someone how great they are.
The civil case centers on whether a foreign national in a same-sex partnership with a Japanese citizen should be granted ¡°long-term resident status,¡± which allows residency for up to five years in Japan.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Nov 2, 2023
Tokyo High Court rejects same-sex couple¡¯s residence status lawsuit
The civil case centers on whether a foreign national in a same-sex partnership with a Japanese citizen should be granted ¡°long-term resident status.¡±
If you've come to the realization that divorce is the only way forward, there are a host of details about the Japanese marriage system to confirm before you're finally ready to cut ties.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Aug 21, 2023
Navigating the notorious gauntlet of divorce in Japan
Everyone wishes for ¡°happily ever after¡± no matter where you¡¯re from, but Japan recorded 1,671 bicultural divorces in 2021.
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.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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.

Podcast

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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