Japanese Americans seek affordability in a country growing wary of foreigners
Japan’s recent influx of tourists and changes in political leadership have created an environment that some say makes it difficult for Japanese Americans to fit in.
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Memories Frozen in Time: Taiwanese Prisoners of War in the Siberian camps
A new documentary focuses on Taiwan-born, Japan resident Masao Go, who volunteered for the Japanese army & trained as a radio operator. The war’s end would carry him into Soviet captivity, one of the few Taiwanese swept into the Siberian camps, and perhaps the last man left among them.
The Indonesian-led art collective building cross-cultural solidarity in Tokyo
From lowering art barriers and curating diverse exhibitions, Adiwitiyo Purnomo has been a centerpiece for allowing young domestic and international artists to thrive in Tokyo’s art communities.
Part 3: NHK - Does Japan’s powerful public service broadcaster serve the public?
The failure of the media to be a public watchdog can have profound consequences. On a day-to-day level, debate about complex issues: historical fidelity, relations with Japan’s three biggest neighbors, the possibility of conflict with China – is cheapened and blurred.
One for the Books
Bookstores are rapidly disappearing in Japan, and the publishing industry is partly to blame.
Part 2: NHK - Does Japan’s powerful public service broadcaster serve the public?
The core purpose of the media in any democratic society should be to as watchdog for the public interest, monitoring abuse of power. But this takes hard work and courage.
Nagoya Resident Yang Caiying’s Desperate Calls for Her Dying Mother and Sister in China
Although Caiying and her mother understood that her advocacy work for her family meant she couldn’t return to China, she does not regret speaking up.