Japan

The question libertarians just can’t answer

If your approach is so great, why hasn’t any country anywhere in the world ever tried it?

Michael Lind Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 4:17 PM UTC 1373
Politics Libertarianism, United Nations

Japanese court: Women will take their husband’s name

A court rejects any woman's right to keep her name -- but the battle isn't over

Mary Elizabeth Williams Thursday, May 30, 2013 7:52 PM UTC
Life Japan, Marriage, Feminism

Back to Fukushima: “It was all very apocalyptic”

Two years after the nuclear meltdown, a survivor returns to the site of the devastation

Justin Robertson, The Walrus Tuesday, May 28, 2013 5:18 PM UTC
Social The Walrus, Fukushima, Japan

Stop calling people “aliens”

Many have finally quit using the word “illegal.” But “alien" persists, and its history is dark and complicated

Careen Shannon Monday, May 27, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 102
Politics Immigration, Illegal immigrants

80-year-old becomes oldest to climb Mount Everest

But his record may be short-lived. An 81-year-old Nepalese man is planning his ascent next week

Associated Press Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:49 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Mount Everest

Why all babies say “mama”

It's one of language's few universal words, for reasons that have nothing to do with maternal love

Therese O'Neill, The Week Monday, May 13, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 17
Life The Week, Swahili, Maji, Babies

Bidding war over Sprint Nextel Corp. heating up

Dish chair Charlie Ergen is daring Japan's Softbank to raise its offer

Associated Press Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Softbank, Dish

Yakuza gang wars spiraling out of control

Facing a shrinking pot of spoils, five Japanese mafia syndicates are wreaking havoc on the coastal city of Fukuoka

Geoffrey Cain, GlobalPost Tuesday, May 7, 2013 6:32 PM UTC
News GlobalPost, Yakuza, Japan, Asia, Gang

Boeing won’t let battery overheating stop its 787s

The company said commercial flights of its grounded jets would resume in weeks after a third set of safety tests

Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Friday, Mar 15, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Boeing, 787

Can we build a sustainable Japan?

Post-Fukushima, disaster capitalism is disrupting the region's recovery. Eco-friendliness could offer the solution

Winnie Bird, Earth Island Journal Tuesday, Mar 12, 2013 6:50 PM UTC 11
Technology Earth Island Journal

Take our nuclear waste, please!

After Fukushima, the Obama administration is scrambling to find new storage centers for America's spent fuel rods

Bruce Barcott, Pacific Standard Monday, Mar 11, 2013 8:11 PM UTC
Politics Pacific Standard, Nuclear Waste

Things they lost in a tsunami

Years after the Japanese tsunami, debris from the wreckage continues to wash up on the shores of British Columbia

Erika Thorkelson, The Walrus Sunday, Mar 10, 2013 9:00 PM UTC
Life The Walrus, Canada, Japan, tsunami

Artistry atop Japan’s sewers

In the 1980s, Japan started a tradition of turning manhole covers into beautiful works of art SLIDE SHOW

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 8:40 PM UTC
Entertainment slideshow, Japan, manhole covers

Toyota recalls 1.29m cars over faults

Problems with airbags reportedly caused two accidents in the U.S.

Associated Press Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 5:43 PM UTC
News Toyota, Recall, Cars, Japan

South Korea goes to space

The country becomes the 11th to successfully launch a satellite using its own rocket

Geoffrey Cain, GlobalPost Wednesday, Jan 30, 2013 3:57 PM UTC
News GlobalPost, South Korea, Asia

Is the Pacific the site of America’s next war?

Escalating tensions among China, Japan and the U.S. could ignite armed conflict -- and sink the global economy

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 3:16 PM UTC 15
Politics TomDispatch.com, The Pacific, War

FAA grounds Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The order came after several incidents involving Japanese operated aircraft

Alex Halperin Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 11:50 PM UTC
Technology 787, dreamliner, 787 Dreamliner

Japanese film director Nagisa Oshima dies at 80

The internationally acclaimed filmmaker was best known for his 1976 movie "In the Realm of the Senses"

Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 2:30 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, nagisa oshima

Emergency landing grounds Boeing 787 jets in Japan

It's the latest setback for the troubled Dreamliner VIDEO

By Elaine Kurtenbach And Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 1:43 PM UTC
Business aol_on, Video, From the Wires

5 biggest threats to the globe in 2013

From the Arab Winter to the euro crisis, a look at what will cause war, strife and economic turmoil this year

Michael Moran, GlobalPost Sunday, Jan 13, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Arab Winter

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