Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, ...
Chinese migrating to Japan in increasing numbers to escape Xi Jinping’s rule
Chinese citizens are continuing to migrate to Japan in increasing numbers, hoping to build better lives for family away from ...
Japan’s loneliness epidemic is so bad that elderly women are committing crimes to find friends and health care in prison
Japan, known for its robust aging population, was ranked the healthiest country to age in by the National Center for Health ...
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Japanese visitors are still missing from Hawaiʻi's hospitality picture
It's been almost five years since the COVID-19 pandemic halted tourism to Hawaiʻi. While U.S. visitor numbers are strong ...
Japan’s Foreign Workforce Hits Record as Labor Crisis Deepens
The number of foreign workers in Japan reached a new high, underscoring the country’s growing reliance on people from overseas to address its chronic labor shortage.
Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real ...