A Look at Japan’s Blinged-Out Trucking Subculture of Dekotora
As with many cultural artifacts, the Japanese have taken the truck and expressed it, enlarged it, raised it to what we might consider an architectural form.
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‘The Forest’ Plays Suicide for Cheap Scares
The latest horror film "based on a true story" is a case study in culturally insensitive Hollywood marketing.
Japan Is Killing Whales in the Name of ‘Science’
Japanese officials claim hunting a select number of whales each year provides valuable insight into the animal's health and migration. Conservationists, however, criticize the whaling program as a front to evade commercial whaling bans.
For Some, Fukushima Evacuations Were Worse Than Radiation
A study of nursing homes near the nuclear site suggest the physical and mental stress of evacuation took more years off people's lives than radiation will.
Economic Growth in an Era of Demographic Decline
A shrinking population isn't the end of economic expansion.
Don’t Blame the Oil Rigs
Will a conflict over oil erupt in the South China Sea? Probably not. While hydrocarbon competition can inspire international spats, the real danger in the region will come from territorial disputes.
Tuna Helper: How a Fish Statistician Got Famous and Changed a Country’s Mind
Toshio Katsukawa is working to get the Japanese to eat only fish whose populations aren’t endangered.
When Catfish Caused Earthquakes
In the past, earthquakes have been blamed on everything from dragons to whales.
Globalization Giveth and Globalization Taketh Away
French cuisine is dying. Don't blame globalization.
