From petals to purpose

ex-section3 Mar 12, 2025

From petals to purpose

From changing interpretations of cherry blossoms throughout history to musing on humans versus plants, sakura specialist Toshio Katsuki explained to Himari Semans how his world has been shaped by Japan’s quintessential flower.

Cracks, but no breakthrough

ex-section3 Feb 25, 2025

Cracks, but no breakthrough

Despite calls to  #AccelerateAction for gender equality, there will never be a one-size-fits-all solution to breaking the glass ceiling in Japan, the U.S., or anywhere else, argued Waka Ikeda for International Women’s Day in 2024. A look at Japan’s two-tier labor structure adopted in ...