US EDITION OF THE WORLD’S OLDEST MAGAZINE
August issue
Making perfect pesto
Read Latest Issue
Read it now. >>
Search
Politics
Culture
Life
Podcasts
Magazine
Newsletters
Search
Claim Offer
Subscribe
Sign In
Search
My Account
Account
Logout
Philip Patrick
International
Why Japan has not legalized same-sex marriage
Calls for change are not outright dismissed, just subtly deflected
By Philip Patrick
Place
How to quit your job like the Japanese
There are now dozens of so-called ‘resignation firms’ in Tokyo, which will act as an intermediary between the prospective resignee and their company
By Philip Patrick
Place
Why do the Japanese suck at English?
Why would a people usually so meticulous about every aspect of life be so seemingly careless about the correct use of a foreign language?
By Philip Patrick
International
Japan won’t forget Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ accusation
The insult comes less than a month after a lavish and carefully choreographed love in between the nations’ leaders
By Philip Patrick
Film
Japan’s quiet reaction to Oppenheimer
There has been criticism, but it has been measured and constructive
By Philip Patrick
More Stories