Japan

Page 1 of 6 oldest ⇒
Japan's unwanted low-fat diet
Two years ago, Japan had too much milk. But today, butter is suddenly a scarce commodity. The global food crisis strikes again.
The Asiatic vs. Italian fake hair showdown
When Japan annexed Korea, wigmakers across the world felt the ripples
The "War and Peace" of "Space Invaders"
Please, I beg of you -- don't press that button! You have no idea of the heartbreak you will wreak
A cellphone in every pocket
Very soon, half the humans on the planet will own a mobile phone. What comes next?
This blade slices, it dices
Top chefs adore them, Rachael Ray sells them, so what's the big fuss about Japanese knives?
Hot desi action and animated Japanese disco folk
Pop culture: As global as you want it to be.
Save the forests! Stuff chopsticks in your bra
The "My Chopsticks Bra" aims to cure Japan of its addiction to disposable utensils
Sayonara, Shinzo Abe
The prime minister of Japan is resigning. Will his successor be the great-great-grandson of the "Bismarck of Japan"?
A plague of bloodsuckers
In Japan, reforestation, population decline and global warming have set off a land leech invasion.
Conversations: Steven Okazaki
The filmmaker behind "White Light Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" shares the survivors' stories he explores in his devastating documentary. An interview and podcast.
Death strip
A controversial graphic novel from Japan -- banned in China -- has inspired a hit movie and much fan fiction. Will thrill-starved U.S. readers get hooked?
Architectures of pink tentacles
Are there dots that need connecting between slot machines and Japanese robot drummers?
The piston ring earthquake
The big quake in Niigata closes automaker production lines, but opens a window into the history of technological commercialization in Japan.
The true story of Ah Q and semiconductors
A Japanese university hopes invoking the memory of a famous Chinese writer will help attract top engineering talent.
Groping toward gender equality
The bodyguard for Japan's gender equity minister is accused of drunkenly molesting woman on train.
Japanese history lessons
It's OK to downplay the Nanjing massacre or coercion of "comfort women." But mess with Hiroshima and you're gone
Breast cancer prevention, "Peeing Toms" and more
A New Zealand man snaps pictures of women in the bathroom, breast-feeding may help prevent cancer, and comfort women did, indeed, exist.
Japan's PM apologizes to WWII sex slaves -- kind of
News reports conflict over whether Prime Minister Abe's apology was sincere or just another denial of responsibility.
A car built on cuteness
Who needs horsepower when your car comes with stuffed animals?
No apology for WWII sex slaves
And a U.S. resolution wouldn't change a thing, says Japan's prime minister.
Rewriting Japan's sex slave past
Prime minister says there's no evidence of WWII "comfort women."
A long day for the global economy
From Shanghai to New York to Tokyo: Where the selling will stop, nobody knows.
Japanese fury over "birth-giving machines" blunder
The general public isn't buying the health minister's statement as an innocent slip-up.
Sex slaves? What sex slaves?
A Japanese TV network glosses over the painful past between the Imperial Army and "comfort women."
Japan's health minister calls women "birth-giving machines"
Soon after, he apologizes and calls his comments "too uncivil."
Page 1 of 6    oldest ⇒

Daily Newsletter

Get Salon in your mailbox!