Language | COMMUNICATION CUES Apr 6, 2015
The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line directly linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast went into service on March 14.
Our Lives | WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST Feb 18, 2015
Time, gentlemen: When it's time to bid sayonara to Japan, what next?
by Thomas Dillon
I ask my departing friend the biggest question of all: After decades in Japan, just how does he plan to earn a living back home?
Issues | LABOR PAINS Jan 21, 2015
Forty years after Zainichi labor case victory, is Japan turning back the clock?
by Hifumi Okunuki
Efforts against nationality-based discrimination in Japan have made zero progress in the four decades since a landmark court case against Hitachi.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Jan 18, 2015
A top 10 for non-Japanese parents considering local schools
by Teru Clavel
Whether your children are already in the local system or you are weighing up your future schooling options, here are 10 issues for parents to keep in mind.
Voices | FOREIGN AGENDA Jan 11, 2015
We need to talk about Japan — in English
by Michael Gillan Peckitt
What commentators who write about Japan in English are doing is not necessarily criticism and could instead be a genuine attempt to understand.
Voices | COMMUNITY CHEST Dec 17, 2014
Readers' letters: What to do about 'haro'? And where to study, Japan or China?
A selection of emails received in response to recent Community stories.
Voices | VIEWS FROM THE STREET Nov 16, 2014
Tokyo: How did you choose your child's name?
by Mark Buckton
Foreign residents married to Japanese spouses share how they agreed on what to name their kids.
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 10, 2014
Foreign wives of Japan offer NHK and 'Massan' criticism and kudos
by Louise George Kittaka
Ellie's successors question the character's swift mastery of Japanese and penchant for hugs but welcome the issues she raises.
Issues | LEARNING CURVE Oct 26, 2014
Japan struggles to keep up as China woos international students
by Teru Clavel
Japan's efforts to increase the number of international students coming to its shores are being dwarfed by similar initiatives in neighboring China.
National Oct 22, 2014
The government has decided to change the way it refers to the country of Georgia in Japanese, and will stop using a pronunciation derived from the Russian language, an official said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to notify visiting Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili of ...
Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Oct 20, 2014
Bicultural Japanese baby names can be double the trouble
by J.J. O'Donoghue
Reflecting two cultures in a name that works in Japan and abroad is just one of many challenges.
How-tos | LIFELINES Oct 19, 2014
DeafJapan opens up the world to the hearing-impaired
by Louise George Kittaka
DeafJapan provides opportunities for hearing-impaired people in Japan to enjoy activities in English while also linking them up with the global community.