Tokyo Review
Posts By Eleanor Warnock
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6.4KSocietyManga at the British Museum
The largest exhibition of manga ever held outside Japan, at London’s British Museum, showcases how a subculture became an internationally recognized art.
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9.9KEconomyTowards a Beautiful Country: Japan’s Cosmetics Exports
Cosmetics have become one of Japan's hottest exports - and their success suggests a way for the country to move beyond the...
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36.9KEconomyLessons from Railway Privatization in Japan
Rail privatization is controversial elsewhere, but many of Japan's privatized JR operators are profitable and efficient. What did they do differently?
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19.0KSocietyIt’s Slow Streaming for Music Services in Japan
Over a year after music streaming behemoth Spotify launched in Japan, Japan still has the lowest use of streaming music services of...
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9.1KSociety#MeToo Hits Japan’s Most Famous Photographer
The #MeToo movement has been slow to gain traction in Japan - but now the country's most internationally well-known photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki,...
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28.9KSocietyJapan by the Numbers: ‘Karoshi’
As another worker's death is ruled 'karoshi' - death by excessive overwork - the government seems to be at a loss as...
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7.4KSocietyJapan’s Celebrities Challenge Traditional Media
When three ex-members of Japanese superstar group SMAP last month announced their first media appearances after quitting their draconian talent agency, they chose...
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Society
Japan by the Numbers: Birth is Too Painful
Japan has one of the lowest rates of pain-free delivery in the developed world: only 5.2 percent of mothers were given epidural anesthesia...
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9.8KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Too Many Holidays?
Today, Japan celebrates the country’s lofty peaks with a day of rest. Yup, August 11 is Mountain Day in Japan, the country’s...
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5.8KEconomyThe “Person Inside:” Corporate Twitter in Japan
When embattled electronics maker Sharp Corporation opened university recruiting for 2018 earlier this year, its official Twitter account called the company’s recruiting...
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Society
Where do Japan’s politicians eat?
Want to rub shoulders with Japanese politicians but don’t have a pass to the LDP cafeteria? (Too bad, you’re missing out on...
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4.5KEconomyJapan by the Numbers: Tunnel Universities
Though Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration has eschewed immigration as a solution for Japan’s labor shortage, foreign student workers are increasingly helping to...
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