“I saw two men holding hands…”: Japanese store has perfect response to prejudiced complaint
In the interest of improving customer service, it’s still common in many parts of the world for stores to have physical suggestion boxes. In Japan,…
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Naomi Watanabe praised online for reaction to bigoted pitch by Tokyo 2020 creative director
Bigoted “pig” pitch On March 17, 2021, a weekly magazine reported a statement by Hiroshi Sasaki, then creative director overseeing the planning and direction of…
A Japanese history lesson: who were the burakumin?
Header image: A man scrapes the hide of a slaughtered deer, while another holds a piece of finished cat skin to cover an old shamisen….
Japanese women face discrimination, victim blaming, harassment as they seek equal rights
At first glance, Japan seems like a modern society. Home to the third-largest world economy, the country is an industrial powerhouse and technology innovator. During…
Frustration Grows With Japanese Companies Prohibiting Women From Wearing Glasses
On November 6th, Japanese morning news variety program “Sukkiri” aired a segment addressing the issue of Japanese companies prohibiting women employees from wearing glasses while…
Come Study in France! Says Embassy to Female Medical Students After Japan’s Discrimination Scandal
Tokyo Medical University were embroiled in a scandal earlier this year when they were discovered to be systematically changing grades in their entrance exams. Female…
Shedding Light On Japan’s “Shady School Rules”: Japanese Twitter Users Speak Out
News of the Osakan teen who sued her school for forcing her to dye her naturally brown hair went viral last week, with numerous international…
Japanese Train Conductor Apologizes To Passengers For “Having So Many Foreigners On Board”
The Nankai Electric Railway has come under scrutiny in recent days after one of its conductors on a train bound for Kansai International Airport on…