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Both Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Securities USA are currently before the courts regarding discrimination lawsuits from former employees.

BUSINESS

Aug 9, 2023

Ex-Mizuho VP sues bank alleging bias against non-Japanese staff

According to the suit, much of the discrimination surfaced in response to a request for extended paternity leave.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.

As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals

By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

A meat-based culinary community carries on Tokachi’s pioneer spirit

A meat-based culinary community carries on Tokachi’s pioneer spirit

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