A taste for Japan?

ex-section2 May 26, 2026

A taste for Japan?

Although Japan has largely avoided widespread insect-borne disease outbreaks, climate change and rising temperatures may make the country more hospitable to disease-carrying pests. A dengue outbreak in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park in 2014 could offer a glimpse of what lies ahead if more-dangerous mosquito species ...

The trade-offs — and changing shape — of work in Japan

ex-section2 May 13, 2026

The trade-offs — and changing shape — of work in Japan

Traditional work culture in Japan remains a perennial source of reader fascination. But subtle generational shifts — and declining workforce numbers — are beginning to reshape office life as younger workers push for something different. (Rochelle Kopp, 2019; Alex K.T. Martin, 2025)