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Explore English-language articles written by or featuring JCIE staff and senior fellows, coverage of JCIE events, and stories written by JCIE’s US-Japan Journalism Fellows. For Japanese language articles click here.
Japan Eases Immigration Restrictions to Fill Chronic Care Worker Shortage
Sally Herships | Public Radio International (PRI)
October 18, 2018
In the past, Japan allowed mostly highly skilled professionals in the country. Now, due to severe labor shortages, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has ordered the government to look into new policies that w…
How a Small Dairy Store from Ohio Became One of the Biggest Names in the Japanese Convenience Store Industry
Adrian Ma | Marketplace
September 5, 2018
Japan and the United States have a long history of not only economic competition, but also cultural exchange. In the U.S., for instance, sushi and anime are popular. And the Japanese long ago adopted…
Japan Trade Officials and Companies Take a Nuanced Approach to US Tariffs
Adrian Ma | Marketplace
September 4, 2018
Adrian Ma explores the impact of the Trump administration’s 25 percent tariff on imported steel on Japan. How are Japanese companies and trade officials feeling about the president’s efforts to turn t…
Take Me Out to the Japanese Ball Game
Byron Tau | Wall Street Journal
August 24, 2018
Journalism Fellow Byron Tau dove into the world of Japanese baseball, exploring four stadiums around the country where visitors can take in the surreal rituals of Japanese baseball.
Abe’s Window of Time for Amending Japan’s Pacifist Constitution Narrows
Byron Tau | Wall Street Journal
August 12, 2018
Wall Street Journal’s Byron Tau examines Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to amend the country’s pacifist constitution and the political realities he’s facing.
Why This Hiroshima Survivor Dedicated His Life to Searching for the Families of 12 American POWs
Ibby Caputo | PRI's The World
August 6, 2018
A moving portrait by our 2018 Journalism Fellow Ibby Caputo of Shigeaki Mori, a man who survived the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and made it his life’s mission to seek recognition for the 12 Amer…