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July 14th, 2020
When trying to prepare for the next tsunami, building a bigger seawall isn’t the easy solution it sounds, writes Fletcher Howell.
4 minutes
Read moreNovember 1st, 2019
As the world prepares for another Summer Olympics, some people are yet again questioning how the benefits of hosting the Games outweigh the glaring costs, Marvin Vestil writes.
October 14th, 2019
Yaoi Japanese anime and manga functions as an outlet for sexual minorities, Andre Kwok writes.
October 10th, 2019
October 4th, 2019
A cultural shift towards the concept of mottainai or "what a waste!" could assist Australia's pressing climate change challenges, Siena Hopkinson writes.
4 minutes
Read moreJuly 16th, 2019
Protesters are calling for boycotts following Japan’s exit from the International Whaling Commission and return to commercial whaling, but there are more effective measures, Dominic Harvey-Taylor writes.
April 26th, 2019
Alison Wong looks at the possibility of Japan reconciling its colonial legacy through the new Ainu recognition bill.
3 minute read
Read moreApril 2nd, 2019
The classic 1988 film Akira was set in a dystopian Japan 2019. Now in that fateful year,Hannah Lee looks at what Akira got right, what it got wrong, and what the film can teach us about modern Japan.
4 minute read
Read moreMarch 19th, 2019
Same-sex couples in Japan are suing the government, calling their inability to marry unconstitutional. Timothy Magarry looks at the Japanese constitution and it’s stance on same-sex marriage.
6 minute read
Read moreJanuary 30th, 2019
With the world’s third largest economy suffering from labour shortages, Abenomics needs to hit its target, Andrew Thomson writes.
4 minute read
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