GlobalPost — Japan

Nuclear Japan: A pox on MOX?

Jonathan Adams — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:57:05 +0000

Quake-prone Japan upgrades its nuclear power plants. Anti-nuke activists go radioactive.

Murder in Japan

Gavin Blair — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:45:57 +0000

Analysis: Killings are down. So why is anxiety up?

Opinion: Everyday earthquake anxiety

M.K. Guzda — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:09:30 +0000

A firsthand account of what it's like to live in a place that any minute could be torn apart.

Tsunami: Pacific nations wait, and exhale

Justin McCurry — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:11:32 +0000

Amid the threat of devastation, here's what happened halfway around the world from the Chile quake.

Toyota recall: An embarrassment for Japan, Inc.

Justin McCurry — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:44:08 +0000

Analysis: A bruised icon, and the woes of being a consumer in Japan.

On Location: Osaka — A prayer for the economy

Sonia Narang — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:40:58 +0000

Whale meat: For research or food?

Gavin Blair — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:10:31 +0000

A high-profile court case against two Greenpeace activists kicks off in Japan.

The Fantastic Five: Best photos of the week

News Desk — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:02:03 +0000

Best pictures include a Madrid storefront, aid delivery in Haiti and an aboriginal Australian Elvis impersonator.

Dalai Lama: Blackballed from Thailand

Patrick Winn — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:47:11 +0000

The Dalai Lama can barely get into the White House. Forget SE Asia.

Can Toyota Digg its way out of recall crisis?

Thomas Mucha — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:07:05 +0000

The reeling Japanese automaker turns from old school PR to new media.

Japanese consumers tighten spending

Sonia Narang — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:30:25 +0000

Once a hallmark of Japanese consumer culture, convenience stores are the latest casualty of the worldwide recession.

Fordzilla vs. Japan

Thomas Mucha — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:40:49 +0000

It may not be a giant radioactive lizard, but Ford is stomping all over Japan's auto industry.

Special Report

Thomas Mucha — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:24:45 +0000

20 correspondents, 20 countries and a world of pain. Meet the ground truth of the global economic crisis.

"Tokyo Vice": Underground with the Yakuza

Justin McCurry — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:09:31 +0000

An American journalist strikes a chord with his reporting on Japan's criminal underworld.

JAL bankruptcy: Japan's unfriendly skies

Justin McCurry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:55 +0000

Analysis: One of the biggest busts in Japanese history sparks plenty of questions.

Police shut down Mr. Gay China competition in Beijing

Dinah Gardner — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:59:16 +0000

Restrictions on homosexuality have relaxed in recent years, but state still keeps a watchful eye.

Japanese women: 20, decked out, and ogled by old men

David Nakamura — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:49:21 +0000

Coming of Age Day brings out the best (and worst) in Japan.

8 wacky holiday traditions

Laurie Cunningham — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:32:51 +0000

Americans aren't the only ones whose traditions are a cause for raised eyebrows.

Electric Japan: Can politicians save the electronics industry?

Chana R. Schoenberger — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:33:58 +0000

Their next target: Latin America.

Electric Japan: A yen for digital TV

Chana R. Schoenberger — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:35:50 +0000

Are Japanese companies set to make a killing?

Climate change: Forget Copenhagen. What about Kuzumaki?

Justin McCurry — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:03:49 +0000

Japan launches a bold green energy experiment. It might even work.

Does God love the Japanese?

David Nakamura — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:46:54 +0000

This Christmas, the Shinsei no Sato Baptist church congregation isn't so sure.

Full Frame: Hunting for dolphins

Robert Gilhooly — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:32:59 +0000

A photographer perches on a cliff to capture the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan.

Japanese flamenco queen does Spain

Michael Moffett — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:46:07 +0000

Why white skin is all the rage in Asia

Phillip Martin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:03:14 +0000

From pills to lasers to cream, what's fueling the boom in skin-whitening procedures across the continent?

Japan’s downward spiral

Gavin Blair — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:30:58 +0000

One in six Japanese are now poor. The new government has vowed to tackle the problem, but how?

Obama in Beijing: What you will see. And won't see.

Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:16:17 +0000

In China, anything is possible. Nothing is easy.

Special report: Silicon Sweatshops

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:51:15 +0000

Despite strict "codes of conduct," labor rights violations are the norm at factories making the world's favorite high-tech gadgets.

Silicon Sweatshops: A promising model

Jonathan Adams and Kathleen E. McLaughlin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:56 +0000

There's no easy way to police supply chains in Asia. But one US high-tech firm and its Taiwan supplier are taking a creative approach that might just work.

What do you think about Silicon Sweatshops?

News Desk — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:04:19 +0000

Are high-tech supply chains in Asia good business or exploitation? You decide.

Silicon Sweatshops: Shattered dreams

Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:07 +0000

Migrant workers making gadgets at Taiwan's high-tech parks sign deals that make them modern-day indentured servants.

Silicon Sweatshops: The China connection

Kathleen E. McLaughlin and Jonathan Adams — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:22:58 +0000

For migrant workers, an electronics factory job can be a ticket into China's booming middle class. But for many, it turns into a nightmare of poor working conditions and indifferent bosses.