Society and Culture Issues

• Close Encounter with Hard Japanese Nationalism  - Article on nationalism within politics after the war. Also discusses the anti-communism and patriotism in the country.
• Complicit Exoticism: Japan and its Other  - Discusses the observations made by western people who visits the country.
• Defining Japan’s Role in the Post Taliban World Order  - Explains that the former Prime Minister Koizumi was the driving force behind the country’s response to the terrorist attacks.
• Discourses of Homogeneity in a Rapidly Globalizing Japan  - Details issue on Japan as a fairly homogenous and stable society.
• Freed From Captivity in Iraq, Japanese Return to More Pain  - Account regarding the release of civilians from confinement in Middle East republic.
• In Japan, the Crime Rate Also Rises  - Elucidates on the country's undergoing transformation and the soaring of criminal practices. Contains analysis of misdemeanor statistics among delinquents.
• Japanese Gun Control  - Discusses the firearm possessions of the country's citizens and the rigorous licensing procedure in the area.
• Japanese Man Publicly Fights Grope Charge  - Expands on men’s fear of false convictions regarding grouping charges made by women.
• Pornography, Rape and Sex Crimes in Japan  - Details on the public's concern regarding pornography that occurred in the country.
• Role of the Hinomaru and Kimigayo Legislation  - Explains the origin of the country’s flag and its national anthem. Also comments on the opposition parties objecting to the government’s interpretation on the symbols.