KELLY DUDA

On Tuesday, 17 of the 18 plaintiffs who had sued the government, Mitsubishi Pharma Corp. and its subsidiary Benesis Corp. filed an appeal of the Fukuoka District Court decision of late August that ordered the defendants to pay a combined 168 million yen in damages to only 11 of the 18 plaintiffs.

Our Planet

Hidetaka Ishii, an official at the Chiba Municipal Government, says close coordination with private-sector operators is key for regional decarbonization efforts.
Japan’s climate heroes show potential and limits of local initiatives

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly