Japan

Death by overwork: Building trades union demands safety inspections at Tokyo Olympics

October 7, 2019 By Al Neal

A typical management response found in all workplaces and sectors: “Our internal investigation, which we performed, found we did nothing wrong.”

57 dead, 18,000 hospitalized in Japan heat wave

August 7, 2019 By Jordan Davidson

Deadly heat waves like this are becoming an annual occurrence in Japan.

Manzanar pilgrimage commemorates Japanese-American internment victims

May 10, 2019 By Shimbun Akahata

This year's pilgrimage to the Manzanar internment camp was the 50th annual commemoration of the victims.

U.S. TV broadcasters dominate Tokyo 2020 Olympics schedule

April 26, 2019 By Shimbun Akahata

There is concern among sports organizations that hot morning finals may affect athletes’ physical condition.

Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’: Los Angeles bilingual production travels to Houston

April 16, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

With a new libretto written by POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw and Houston’s Opera in the Heights Artistic Director Eiki Isomura, the production presents the Madame Butterfly story as if it actually occurred in Nagasaki sometime...