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News Japan » Social: Alternative Politics in Contemporary Japan: New Directions in Social Movements

News channel or source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.6505268

Published on: Friday 02 May 2008

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News Japan » Social: SOCIAL ‘JUSTICE’: Influencers in Japan banking on anti-foreigner views for cash

News channel or source: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16554061

Published on: Sunday 05 July 2026

This is the fifth and final installment of a series on issues surrounding freedom of speech, focusing on “justice” in society where social media and generative artificial intelligence can quickly ...

News Japan » Social: SOCIOLOGY 311: Japan and the United States: Comparisons and Perceptions

News channel or source: https://www.princeton.edu/~sociolog/ugrad/courses/spring1998/rozman311_syl.html

Published on: Sunday 01 February 2026

Seymour Martin Lipset, American Exceptionalism--A Double-Edged Sword (New York: W.W. Norton &Co., 1996; for purchase). Ch. 7 , "American Exceptionalism--Japanese Uniqueness," 211-63. Yoshio Sugimoto, ...

News Japan » Social: Incorporating diversity to solve social issues in Japan and beyond

News channel or source: https://www.campaignasia.com/article/incorporating-diversity-to-solve-social-issues-in-japan-and-beyond/rg3w0mkhljinloo2dhhg6anvb1

Published on: Thursday 13 October 2016

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Japan: Sushi? Tempura? Mount Fuji? Not a lot of people know that the word 'tempura' originated from Portuguese, and that curry was ...

News Japan » Social: How Social Norms Affect Heat Risks In Japan

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinero/2022/09/02/how-social-norms-affect-heat-risks-in-japan/

Published on: Thursday 01 September 2022

Eating unagi (eel) is one traditionally Japanese response to uncomfortable heat. Another is installing lightweight, tinkling wind chimes, as some places have done during the unprecedented heatwaves of ...

News Japan » Social: Japan's royal family launches Instagram account, hoping to appeal to youth

News channel or source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/japan-royal-family-instagram-youth-social-media-rcna145806

Published on: Monday 01 April 2024

Undeterred by the recent saga surrounding their British counterparts, Japan's royal family made its social media debut Monday in a bid to shake off its image as reclusive and out of touch with the ...