Takehiro Masutomo

Reactions to the sinicisation of an apartment complex reveal the complaints and complexities at the heart of Chinese immigration to Japan

Society

Dumplings, tai chi and a hint of racism: a Chinatown takes root in Tokyo

19 Aug 2018 - 3:09pm 12

Many foreign students in Japan work several part-time jobs, in 7-Elevens or Yoshinoya restaurants, just to make ends meet. Photo: AP

Economics

Japan’s open to foreign workers. Just don’t call them immigrants

30 Jun 2018 - 10:21am 5

In the sleepy coastal town of Kaminoseki, population circa 3,000, one of Japan’s most divisive political debates – the future of nuclear power – is being played out in microcosm

Politics

The small fishing town providing Japan’s nuclear litmus test

1 Apr 2018 - 11:32am

The start-up cafe at Fukuoka Growth Next. Photo: Takehiro Masutomo

Economics

Is this school a breeding ground for unicorns? Japan thinks so

25 Mar 2018 - 12:02pm

A cronyism row surrounding the Japanese PM threatens the chief cheerleader of the re-named pact. And even if Shinzo Abe scrapes by, Malaysian voters could throw a spanner in the works

Politics

Just when the TPP thought it was safe … a scandal in Japan came along

19 Mar 2018 - 9:23am 1

The more Japan works with mainland China, the more stress it puts on its relations with Taiwan – and vice versa. This year Tokyo’s slow, even at times symbolic, efforts to build ties to Taipei may grow even slower still

Politics

Can Tokyo traverse the tightrope between Beijing and Taipei?

6 Jan 2018 - 11:32am 1

Trump’s appointments throw into question whether the region can rely on the IMF. Perhaps China and Japan should take note ... and put their wrangling over a regional financial firewall behind them

Economics

Can Asia weather the next global financial crisis?

18 Sep 2017 - 10:34am 5

Traveller who spread Buddhist scriptures and gave his name to a classic Japanese appetiser enjoys a renaissance after being championed by Chinese President Xi Jinping

Geopolitics

How a 17th-century monk is boosting China-Japan ties

3 Jul 2017 - 4:41pm

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is under mounting pressure to explain his role in the scandal surrounding the Moritomo Gakuen school. Photo: AFP

Politics

Will school scandal teach Abe a lesson?

4 Jul 2017 - 11:36am 2

The super luxury Seven Stars in Kyushu sleeper train, by JR Kyushu. Photo: AFP

Economics

Farms, ice-cream, US$8,000 trips: secrets to a Japanese rail revival

13 Mar 2017 - 11:11am