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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.
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…
Postcard from a Japanese Steel Town
By Adrian Ma | Marketplace
August 1, 2018
JCIE Journalism Fellow Adrian Ma, a reporter based in the American Midwest, explores Japan’s oldest steel town, Kamaishi.
Tokyo’s Best Karaoke Is Karaoke Sung Alone
Susie Armitage | Daily Beast
August 3, 2018
A 2017 JCIE Journalism Fellow discovers the joys of “hitokara,” the private karaoke rooms for those who want to sing alone.
Why Japan Is Paying Single Mothers to Move to the Countryside
Susie Armitage | PRI's The World
June 6, 2018
Japan’s population is projected to shrink by a third by 2065. With small towns getting smaller, local governments are looking for creative ways to bring in new people.
A DIY Sake-Tasting Tour in Japan
Jay Greene | Wall Street Journal
November 9, 2017
US-Japan Journalism Fellow Jay Greene of the Wall Street Journal explores the delights of Japan’s sake industry.
Microsoft’s Futuristic Headset Strategy: Pilots Over Zombie Hunters
Jay Greene | Wall Street Journal
Nov 2, 2017
Jay Greene discusses emerging augmented-reality technology from Microsoft and the way it is being incorporated into the pilot-training process at Japan Airlines.