JCIE in the Media
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.
LBO Focus: Japan’s Aging Population Burnishes Health Deals
Laura Cooper | Wall Street Journal
September 6, 2016
The Japanese government realizes the country lacks a sufficient capacity of nursing homes and senior-care facilities. For the past five years, the government has worked to incentivize the private sect…
Dogfights in Japan Are a Family Outing
Taylor Wofford | Newsweek
September 1, 2016
With a long cultural history and deep ties to the yakuza, dog fighting is a lucrative business in Japan. Laws surrounding the fights are vague and rarely enforced, with members of the Japanese Animal…
There Are More Adult Diapers Sold in Japan Than Baby Diapers
Sally Herships | Marketplace
August 29, 2016
Japan is now arguably the oldest country in the world. It’s not like you couldn’t see it walking around Tokyo or the countryside. But one of the biggest indicators of this shift is that, with declinin…
Learning from Japan’s Tsunami: Six Steps to Improve International Disaster Philanthropy
James Gannon | Center for Disaster Philanthropy Blog
August 29, 2016
When news began trickling out about the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011, it was immediately clear we were dealing with a disaster of historic proportions. What was l…
Japan's Centuries-Old Tradition Of Making Soba Noodles
Ina Jaffe | NPR
August 28, 2016
Here in Japan, the buckwheat noodles known as soba are a staple. Nowhere more so than in the mountains of the southern island of Shikoku. The soil there is poor. Buckwheat is one of the few crops that…
How Art Transformed A Remote Japanese Island
Ina Jaffe | NPR
August 27, 2016
Art can enlighten, soothe, challenge and provoke. Sometimes it can transform a community. Case in point: a 5.5-square-mile island called Naoshima in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea, where art tourism has brou…