Japan is not known as an easy place to be vegan or vegetarian. While Japanese cuisine is healthy overall, it often uses animal products and some Japanese are confused about what a plant-based diet truly means. There are some exceptions, however...
Japanese food is famous worldwide. While it has its share of fast food, the cuisine is also known to be relatively healthy overall. Japanese dishes also have a fair amount of vegetables, depending on what you are eating. Yet despite this, Japan is...
The coronavirus pandemic has been a difficult time for the entire world. In addition to the tragic death toll and number of cases, it has negatively impacted economies and has forced us to adopt stressful lifestyle changes. Japan has thankfully...
Climate change is a worldwide crisis. We will feel its worst effects in the future if we do not take action. However, some areas of the world are already facing the consequences of global warming. While fighting climate change is a multi-faceted...
Japanese women face many professional and personal challenges. Traditional gender roles and other societal factors play a large part in holding them back in both areas of their lives. Such factors have real consequences for the quality of women’s...
Japan is often thought to be a homogenous culture, but the reality is a little more complex. The vast majority of its population is ethnically Japanese, though there are some segments that are not. Places like Okinawa famously have their own...
The Coronavirus pandemic has had serious consequences in Japan and the rest of the world. Some of these effects, such as the economic impact on countries, are obvious if still devastating. The stress and anxiety caused by the pandemic can also take...
Japanese entertainment is one of the country’s biggest cultural exports. Japan has enormous soft power through its games, animation, comics and music. The industry produces a lot of wonderful distractions along with more serious-minded art. Modern...
Since the end of World War II, Japan has officially been a pacifist nation. Article 9 of the Japanese constitution renounces the nation’s right to use war to settle international disputes. There have been attempts to reform the constitution and...
In August, two Japanese doctors were arrested for murder. They had allegedly performed an assisted suicide on a 51-year-old woman from Kyoto who had been suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which has no cure or treatments. The two...