Society

“Short Lives Burning Bright”: Wataya Risa’s New Novel on What Love MeansINSIGHT | Feb 15, 2026

A Calendar of Japan’s Traditional EventsJAPAN LIFE | Feb 14, 2026

Japan’s Foreign Workforce Rises to Record 2.6 MillionINSIGHT | Feb 13, 2026

Japanese Increasingly Splurging on Themselves for Valentine’s DayINSIGHT | Feb 13, 2026

Valentine’s Day and White Day in Japan: Chocolate-Centered CelebrationsJAPAN LIFE | Feb 12, 2026

From Nintendo to “The Exit 8”: The Enduring Identity of Japanese GamesCULTURE | Feb 12, 2026

Expression as a Crime: Hishiya Ryōichi’s Wartime Imprisonment Under Japan’s Peace Preservation LawINSIGHT | Feb 10, 2026

A Landslide for Takaichi’s LDP: House of Representatives Election ResultsINSIGHT | Feb 9, 2026

Highly Inappropriate: Many Japanese Companies Not Prepared for Part-Timer SabotageINSIGHT | Feb 9, 2026

Pointing and Calling: Japan’s Railway Safety TechniqueINSIGHT | Feb 9, 2026

Japan Study Shows Nabe Consumption Heats Up on Cold DaysINSIGHT | Feb 6, 2026

Yamagami Sentencing Reveals Japan’s Troubled Response to Religious CultsINSIGHT | Feb 4, 2026

Onigiri: The Evolving Face of Japan’s Beloved Rice BallINSIGHT | Feb 3, 2026

Setsubun: Japan’s Bean-Throwing FestivalJAPAN LIFE | Feb 1, 2026

Cabinet Office Survey Shows Record High Support for Strengthening Japan’s Self-Defense ForcesINSIGHT | Jan 28, 2026

Gomi Tarō: The “Everyone Poops” Author Looks Back on a Life in Picture BooksCULTURE | Jan 27, 2026

Survey Finds More Young Japanese Looking for LoveINSIGHT | Jan 26, 2026

Ride the Ninja, Wield the Katana: The Japanese-Named Motorcycles That Conquered the WorldINSIGHT | Jan 25, 2026