Japan’s Prime Minister insists an attack-ready defense force is necessary for the country’s future
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Half of Japan’s Evacuation Centers Aren’t Quake-Proof
New survey indicates aftershock calamity for evacuees
Looking Hot in Uniform: Japan Votes for Its Sexiest Sailors
Contest is a bid to boost recruitment to the nation’s self-defense forces at a time of rising regional tensions
In Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, Japanese Adults Beat Rest of World
The U.S. ranked 16th in literacy and fell into the bottom three countries for numeracy
More Accounts Emerge of Japan’s Use of Sex Slaves During WWII
Newly disclosed documents describe how Japanese troops used Dutch women in Indonesia as ‘comfort women’
Work Till You Die! (But Don’t Blame Us)
Japanese companies not culpable for working employees till death, Supreme Court rules
‘You Mean Women Deserve Careers?’ Patriarchal Japan Has Breakthrough Moment
But don’t get too excited girls, ingrained sexism runs deep
Surfers of Fukushima’s Radioactive Waves
Two years after Fukushima, the displaced are still adapting.
How Do You Practice For War? By Being Mr Nice Guy in Peacetime
Training for humanitarian assistance operations allows U.S. and Japanese troops to rehearse the kinds of cooperation and logistics required in battle
View From Tokyo: The Successful 2020 Olympic Bid Signals New Hopes for Japan
Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics wasn’t a sexy one. But the promise of efficiency, competence and high-tech wizardry was more than enough to convince members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who on Sept. …
Ice Wall to Stop Further Fukushima Leaks
After repeated failures, Japan chooses costly, untested path
Why Japan’s Biggest Defense-Spend Hike in Over Two Decades Isn’t Going to Buy Much
The biggest increase in defense spending in 22 years is the latest signal that Japan is getting serious about bolstering its defenses in the face of a rising China. But it might not be serious enough
What Japan’s Latest Anime Blockbuster Says About Country’s Wartime Past
Anyone looking for evidence of Japan’s conflicted view of its wartime past can find plenty in this summer’s box-office hit: A lyrical, animated film that pays homage to the designer of the feared World War II-era Zero fighter …