Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Sep 13, 2017

What will it take to convince Japanese to 'choose family'?

Without a societal model that makes family life appear important and attractive, perhaps it's no wonder that many Japanese people have stopped choosing it.

Issues | THE ZEIT GIST Jun 2, 2009

Something to sing about?

Last year, I attended my daughter's elementary school graduation and the opening ceremony of her new middle school. Sitting through the rituals gave rise to a number of musings. At the elementary school graduation in March I sat in the front row of the parents' ...