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The Olympics’ Toxic Relationship: Examining S. Korea’s Issue With Food From Fukushima

October 27, 2021 Matthew F. Fleming 0

The Olympics as a Political Platform If you had billions of eyes on you from around the world for a moment in time, what would […]

Hibakusha: Contextualizing Japan’s Relationship with Nuclear Radiation

September 15, 2021 Matthew F. Fleming 0

Introduction To Japan’s Relationship with Nuclear Radiation Across history, Japan remains a tragically unique case as the only country to fully experience the actual cost […]

Rediscovering Ikigai: Japan’s Reevaluation of Individual Purpose

March 10, 2021 Matthew F. Fleming 0

What is it that makes life worth living? What is it that drives you to keep moving forward and fuels your happiness? For many, finding […]

Death of a Terrace House Star: Politics and Free Speech in Japan

June 23, 2020 NOVAsia Contributor 0

The sudden death of Kimura Hana, a professional wrestler, and cast on the popular Japanese reality show Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-20, has thrown light on […]

Irregular Residents in Japan: Forgotten Tales of Human Suffering

May 13, 2020 NOVAsia Contributor 1

“Not knowing what is happening makes you crazy and terrified because you don’t know what to believe,” said an immigrant detained in Japan’s immigration detention […]

Nexus between the Tokyo Olympics, Coronavirus, and Politics

April 9, 2020 NOVAsia Contributor 2

The COVID-19 pandemic has been making global headlines. Also commonly referred to as the coronavirus, the rapid spread of this newly identified virus has been […]

Korea has boycotted Japanese beer. How will I round out a 4-pack of tall cans?

August 18, 2019 Josh Doyle 1

Korea and Japan are squabbling again. Only this time, it’s serious. How do I know? All the Japanese beers have disappeared from the fridge at […]

Japan’s Diplomatic Vanishing Act

June 8, 2018 Nate Kerkhoff 0

  The diplomatic detente in Northeast Asia is currently in summit phase. Kim Jong Un has met twice with his counterparts of South Korea and […]

Korea’s Girl of Peace Statue

June 3, 2017 NOVAsia Contributor 0

There is nothing comfortable about rape. It is not easy to talk about it, read about it, or remember.  Perhaps that is why many still […]

Going Against the Grain: Japan’s Choice of Self-Restraint

April 18, 2017 Nate Kerkhoff 0

In much of the world, the political current has changed course from globalization towards nationalism. While military spending and sharp upticks in nationalism are not […]

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