Earlier this month the prestigious Tokyo Medical University admitted to lowering the test scores of female applicants to bar them from being admitted into the university. This has systematically been ...

The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzō a year ago has altered Japan’s political landscape. But it also gave the Japanese people a deeper appreciation for the country’s ...

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TIME Senior Editor Bryan Walsh’s pick for Person of the Year is Japan’s prime minister. Contact us at [email protected] ...