“Womanhood in Japan” is a new column that rounds up Japanese news related to women’s daily experiences of sexism here and considers what we can do to increase the pace of change. Preferential treatment of men in Japan Unsurprising results from a...
From Okinawa comes a collaboration between Hotel Nikko Alivila and the innovative Trim Inc. Together, they are crafting an unconventional aroma stone, birthing the eco-friendly material known as “Super Sol.” This substance, originating...
A cutting-edge Japanese film production team has joined forces with global scientists in natural sciences to launch the YOIHI PROJECT. The project aims to tell human stories of living in different eras through movies. In the midst of the urgent...
On 11 April, individual shareholders, alongside representatives from both domestic and international environmental NGOs, stepped forward with a unified message, submitting shareholder proposals that urged six major financial, trading, and power...
The outline of the “unprecedented” policies to reverse Japan’s declining birthdate were announced on March 31, but many are shaking or scratching their head. Some of the suggested measures are: Increase of lump-sum payment to offset the cost of...
Yahoo Japan Corporation will be weaving their proprietary artificial intelligence, the “Comment Diversification Model,” into the fabric of its comment section display mechanism for its news distribution service, “Yahoo! News...
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In the heart of Tokyo, a new experiment is unfolding: a social impact investment fund project that aims to change the way the city addresses wellness. Spearheaded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, they’ve teamed up with Toranomon Impact...
Fast fashion and its environmental and social costs Fast fashion refers to clothing that is inexpensive and produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends (via Oxford Languages). With these characteristics, fast-fashion...
A recent survey showed that many women in Japan have never visited obstetrics and gynecology (ob-gyn) unless they get pregnant, even their health challenges. 44.7% of women who have never been pregnant have never visited an ob-gyn. For this reason...