Japan Today Spotlight
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Breaking stories and deep dives into Japan’s news and changing society — in English, from Tokyo.
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Mosque under fire: Japan’s Muslims — welcome or wanted?
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Why Japanese fans clean up stadiums — and why it sparked debate
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Why Japan struggles with mental health
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Mount Fuji has a people problem
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Japan’s new criminal underworld
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Japan’s ‘hikikomori’ shut-ins are getting older — and the clock is ticking
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Why Japan ranks last in G7 gender equality
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Why tattoos are still taboo in Japan
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Japan just started selling weapons. Here’s why that’s a big deal
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May 29, 2026 |
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Japan prefecture will pay residents to report illegal foreign workers
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May 22, 2026 |
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Inside Japan’s ‘Toyoko Kids’ in Kabukicho
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May 14, 2026 |
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New divorce and child custody rules in Japan
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May 08, 2026 |
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Why Japan has almost no gun crime
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May 07, 2026 |
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Can foreigners own land in Japan?
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Japan’s bicycle crackdown
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Japan’s new idol culture trend
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Japan’s hidden homelessness
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Japan under pressure as Takaichi meets Trump
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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What’s wrong with Japan’s police?
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Can you carry a knife in Japan?
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Iran conflict: Japan exposed?
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Japan’s military is short on recruits
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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The Senkakus: Little islands, big tensions
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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How Japan chooses its prime minister
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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The death penalty in Japan
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Japan and nuclear weapons: A line it hasn’t crossed — yet
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Inside Japan's troubled classrooms
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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New rules for foreigners in Japan
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Can Japan power its AI future?
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Japan Today Spotlight: The stories that defined Japan in 2025
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Japan’s rising cost of living
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Dec 27, 2025 |
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‘Akiya’: Japan’s hottest property boom
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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How scammers target you in Japan
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Japan–China standoff over Taiwan
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Running on empty
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Japan’s vanishing countryside
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Japan’s NHK fee
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Sanae Takaichi meets Donald Trump: Flattery or strategy?
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Japan’s ‘foreigner problem’: Kimi Onoda and the politics of coexistence
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Trial of Shinzo Abe’s assassin: The fallout Japan still faces
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Japan’s marijuana paradox: Legal CBD, harsh laws, big arrests
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Drunk pilots at JAL: Scandals Japan can’t ignore
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Why stalking cases in Japan keep ending in tragedy
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Why nuisance YouTubers are causing outrage in Japan
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Why Japan’s ‘lost generation’ is still losing
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Why bear attacks are surging in Japan
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Why so many people go missing in Japan
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Japan’s hostage justice: Guilty until proven innocent
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Scrolling for truth: News for the swipe generation
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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80 years after the Pacific War: Japan’s reckoning with history
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Why these Japanese homes are so cheap (and so creepy)
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Japan’s far-right surge: Sanseito and ‘Japan First’ politics in 2025
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Is Trump blowing up Japan-U.S. relations?
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Japan’s newspaper crisis: Losing readers, relevance and the next generation
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Japan’s big heat: June’s deadly start to summer
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Why Japan’s 2,000-year imperial family may not survive this century
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Why Japan’s J-pop idol industry bans sex, dating and romance
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Japan’s rice crisis: Why prices are soaring and what’s behind it
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Why is Nissan failing — and what speed bumps lie ahead?
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May 30, 2025 |
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Japan’s sex industry boom: How tourism and the yen are changing everything
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May 23, 2025 |