Society

Record 2 Million Foreign Workers in Japan as of 2023INSIGHT | Mar 1, 2024

Yayoi: Doll Festival, Clam Digging, and Other Traditional Events in MarchINSIGHT | Mar 1, 2024

One in Four Town and Village Elections in Japan Going UncontestedINSIGHT | Feb 27, 2024

Postal Mail Volume Decreases in Japan by 45% in Just Over Two DecadesINSIGHT | Feb 26, 2024

The Hard Path of Walking Away: Ex-Yakuza in the Legal ProfessionINSIGHT | Feb 22, 2024

Back Into the Light: Lawyer Morohashi Yoshitomo and Judicial Scrivener Kōmura Ryūichi Discuss their Yakuza PastsINSIGHT | Feb 21, 2024

Ad Memoriam: Ozawa Seiji, World-Renowned Orchestra Conductor and Exceptional Musical TalentINSIGHT | Feb 20, 2024

Soaring Inflation Means Real Wages Drop in Japan Despite Pay HikesINSIGHT | Feb 20, 2024

Casual Ties with Caring Adults: The Bonds Kids Need to Make Things BetterINSIGHT | Feb 20, 2024

Young Japanese Concerned About Future as Country Slips in GDP RankingINSIGHT | Feb 19, 2024

“Shima Kōsaku”: A Salaryman Manga and the Evolution of Japan’s EconomyINSIGHT | Feb 19, 2024

“Shuntō”: What Is Japan’s Spring Wage Offensive?INSIGHT | Feb 16, 2024

Yakuza Turned Lawyer Morohashi Yoshitomo Opens Up About His Dark PastINSIGHT | Feb 15, 2024

Population Flow to Tokyo Increases Further in 2023INSIGHT | Feb 14, 2024

Bear Attacks in Japan Cause Six Fatalities in 2023INSIGHT | Feb 13, 2024

“Murasaki Shikibu and Fujiwara no Michinaga”: Literature and Power in the Heian CourtINSIGHT | Feb 9, 2024

Charting a New Course for Migrant Labor in Japan: Reconciling Labor Needs, Human Rights, and Skills DevelopmentINSIGHT | Feb 8, 2024

Japanese Household Habits: Focus on Energy Costs and Husbands Doing HouseworkINSIGHT | Feb 5, 2024