THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Aug 11, 2019

Tokyo's 'Little Yangon': Once a safe haven, now a home

by Donican Lam

Fearing persecution from a government crackdown, a group of refugees came to Japan to start anew. Now they have built a community that focuses the best their culture has to offer.

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Jul 28, 2019

Bonnie Jinmon has spent a decade fighting human trafficking: 'I want my work to be bigger'

by Hanako Montgomery

Human trafficking is just as much a problem in Japan as it is in other countries. One American woman has decided to fight it and she hopes you will, too.