The hashtag “glasses ban” started trending on Twitter Wednesday, after Japan’s Nippon TV aired a story about companies that require female employees to wear contact lenses instead of glas...

Kurumi Mori and Bloomberg · Fortune 12 Nov 2019

Japan

Onagawa's spirit of togetherness: lessons from the 2011 tsunami

On World Tsunami Awareness Day, the Japanese seaside town of Onagawa – where more than 800 died in 2011 – reveals how it rebuilt itself with a counter-intuitive approach.

Naoko Tochibayashi 04 Nov 2019

Financial and Monetary Systems

The right way to finance disaster recovery

After the 2011 East Japan Great Earthquake and tsunami, two economists proposed that the government should finance the recovery by raising taxes, rather than issuing debt.

Koichi Hamada · Project Syndicate 01 Nov 2019

Japan

This Japanese concept will help you see the world – and learn – in a different way

Those of us who can adopt new skills will be better placed to succeed in the future of work. Here’s how adopting a ‘beginner’s mind’ can help.

Kate Whiting 30 Oct 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Tokyo’s commitment to sustainability will extend beyond the 2020 Olympics

As the host of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tokyo is committed to delivering first-class athletic facilities and outstanding experiences to spectators. But, unlike many past Oly...

Yuriko Koike · Project Syndicate 24 Oct 2019

Climate Change

Tokyo’s plan to make 2020 the ‘green Olympics’

From medals using metal from old mobile phones, to podiums made from marine plastic waste, Japan is doing all it can to reduce the environmental impact of the upcoming Olympic Games.

Rina Chandran · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 23 Oct 2019

Japan

3 lessons Japan's Rugby World Cup can teach us about leadership

Japan's Rugby World Cup is underway, and has some important lessons regarding leadership we can all learn from.

Makiko Eda · Forbes 09 Oct 2019

Ageing

What fast-ageing countries such as China tell us about our economic future

More than 80% of global GDP is generated by countries with rapidly ageing populations. This fact will have profound consequences both economically and politically - as these countries' ex...

Lauren Johnston 01 Oct 2019

Japan

Invisible stamps are the latest weapon in the war on groping in Japan - but are they working?

Sexual harassment is so commonplace in Japan that some trains now have female-only carriages. Here's how it's being tackled.

Brianna Holt · Quartz 25 Sep 2019

Japan

Japanese companies think worker shortage is hindering them. This study shows why they're wrong

Many Japanese companies complain about a shortage of qualified workers. This column argues that the difficulty is partly driven by flawed recruitment practices and suggests improvements t...

Hideo Owan · VoxEU 20 Sep 2019

Ageing

Elderly people make up a third of Japan’s population – and it’s reshaping the country

An increasing number of old people is changing Japan’s population dynamics.

Charlotte Edmond 17 Sep 2019

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Eight years after Fukushima, nuclear power is making a comeback

Japanese schoolchildren are some of the healthiest in the world

This Japanese art principle can teach you to turn failures into success

How declining R&D efficiency can affect growth

Japanese women are fighting for the right to wear glasses to the office

Onagawa's spirit of togetherness: lessons from the 2011 tsunami

The right way to finance disaster recovery

This Japanese concept will help you see the world – and learn – in a different way

Tokyo’s commitment to sustainability will extend beyond the 2020 Olympics

Tokyo’s plan to make 2020 the ‘green Olympics’

3 lessons Japan's Rugby World Cup can teach us about leadership

What fast-ageing countries such as China tell us about our economic future

Invisible stamps are the latest weapon in the war on groping in Japan - but are they working?

Japanese companies think worker shortage is hindering them. This study shows why they're wrong

Elderly people make up a third of Japan’s population – and it’s reshaping the country

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