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April 22, 2020 | Science Magazine
Did Japan Miss Its Chance to Keep the Coronavirus in Check?
The national government in Japan has been slow to push for widespread social distancing.
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November 21, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
The Hottest Day: The Complicated Fight for Climate Action in Japan
The 2018 Japan Heatwave was the worst in the country's history. Science has proven that it was caused by human-induced global warming. The Japanese response is mixed but has notes of hope.
October 31, 2019 | Pulitzer Center
Treating Dementia in Japan: How a Mushroom and a Community Work Together
Dementia is proving more prevalent in the world around us. Japan has been dealing with this crisis for the past decade and has turned to its community and agriculture for answers.
October 11, 2019 | Field Notes
Tokyo: The Global Climate Strike
Tokyoites and foreigners marched through busy Tokyo streets on September 20, 2019, as part of the Global Climate Strike.
September 27, 2019 | Field Notes
Attribution Science and Impossible Heatwaves
Attribution science is connecting weather events directly to climate change. I spoke with the two researchers who found that the 2018 Japan Heatwave was only possible because of climate change.
September 26, 2019 | Field Notes
Understanding the Japanese Perspective on Climate Change
Japan is both far ahead of the U.S. when it comes to climate actions—and far behind. Why? How? And, are there bigger truths about the global Climate Crisis to be found?
September 11, 2019 | Longreads
After the Tsunami: A Reading by Matthew Komatsu
Matthew Komatsu reads his essay After the Tsunami for The Longreads Podcast.
March 11, 2019 | Longreads
After the Tsunami
After the 2011 disaster, which killed his grandmother and laid waste to his ancestral home, an American journeys to Japan to search for what the tsunami left in its wake.
January 24, 2019 | CNN
Answering the Call: The Women on the Front Lines of Japan's Defense
Faced with a demographic crisis, Japan's Self Defense Forces are turning to women to fill their ranks.
December 29, 2018 | CNN
Beyond Dimensions: The Man Who Married a Hologram
When a 35 year-old man married a hologram, it provoked mixed reactions in Japan and abroad. But researchers believe it suggests broader technological trends and changing social phenomena.
December 28, 2018 | CNN
Inside the Japanese Town That Pays Cash for Kids
A possible answer to Japan's demographic shifts in Nagi.
December 07, 2018 | CNN
Japan Needs Immigrants, But Do Immigrants Need Japan?
As Japan's population gets older and smaller, the government is struggling to change its views on immigration.
Dementia Crisis in Japan
Dementia is not a new concept to Japan. However, reishi mushrooms are.
The 2018 Japan Heatwave - Attribution Science and the First Provable Tragedy in a Climate-Changed World
In summer 2018, Japan experienced the realities of a climate-changed earth. The worst heatwave in the country's history killed over a thousand people and shattered records across the nation.
Japan's Demographic Reckoning
As Japan experiences its steepest population decline since record-keeping began in 1967, Emiko Jozuka examines how a historically inward-looking country will reimagine its future.
The 2011 Japan Tsunami
From the personal to international, examining the long-term cultural impact of the 2011 Japan tsunami.
Aging Crisis in Japan
This project examines social and economic crises in a super-aging Japan.
Japan's Disposable Workers: Lost in the Global Unemployment Crisis
Shiho Fukada documents the lives of disposable workers in Japan in stories that illustrate the global unemployment crisis and the growing gap between rich and poor that has provoked much turmoil.
April 29, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Emiko Jozuka
Emiko Jozuka investigates the social, economic, and political consequences of Japan's rapidly-shrinking population.
July 11, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Shiho Fukada
Every aging society faces distinct challenges. But Japan has been dealing with one it didn’t foresee: senior crime.
May 24, 2012 | Meet the Journalist
Shiho Fukada: Japan's Disposable Workers
Photojournalist Shiho Fukada discusses Japan's disposable workers—those who are easily fired and have to live without a social safety net.
March 20, 2019 | Project news, Awards
Pulitzer Center Grantees Receive 2019 Overseas Press Club Awards and Citations
Grantees Nariman El-Mofty, Shiho Fukada, and Jeffrey E. Stern received OPC awards for their reporting projects, while Amy Martin, Maggie Michael, Maad al-Zikry, and Nariman El-Mofty received citations.
December 19, 2018 | General news, Project news
Shiho Fukada Featured in Longreads' Best of 2018: Crime Reporting
Shiho Fukada's piece on elderly women in Japanese prisons was featured in Longreads' "Best in Crime Reporting" list.
July 23, 2015 | Project news, Awards
Four Pulitzer Center Grantees Nominated for News and Documentary Emmy Awards
Honored multimedia projects range from an investigation into child labor in gold mining to an examination of reconciliation efforts between survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide.
May 11, 2015 | Project news, Awards
'Japan's Disposable Workers' Wins PDN Video Award
Photojournalist Shiho Fukada receives honors for her multimedia reporting illustrating the Japanese economic crisis and its human toll.
March 16, 2015 | Project news, Awards
World Press Photo Multimedia Prize for 'Net Cafe Refugees' from 'Japan's Disposable Workers'
Shiho Fukada's multimedia documentary illustrates the global unemployment crisis and growing gap between rich and poor.
September 02, 2014 | Project news
Documentary "Japan's Disposable Workers" Featured in Huffington Post
Shiho Fukada's work revealing the lives of the unemployed praised for its poignantly human approach.
April 19, 2013 | General news
This Week in Review: Drawing Divide
Senior Editor Tom Hundley shares this week's reporting—from the American Israeli attorney mapping for a two-state solution, to the deadly borders of Mexico.
February 22, 2013 | General news, Project news
This Week in Review: The Blame Game
“How could a country so ambitious of first-world status blithely allow millions of its own citizens to die needlessly?" Greg Gilderman reports on Russia's disavowal of public health best practices.
December 23, 2012 | General news
2012: A Year in Photos
The Pulitzer Center staff share their favorite photos from 2012.
November 21, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: Europe's Dark Dawn
This Week in Review: Europe's Dark Dawn
May 25, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
This Week in Review: Peace Looks a Lot Like War
Pulitzer Center Senior Editor Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting from Japan to South Sudan.
July 16, 2019 | All Grades
Toolkit for Your Next Discussion on Migration and Refugees
What stories do we see, and which ones do we miss? These stories go beyond the headlines to explore under-reported stories on migration and refugees in the United States and around the world.
August 27, 2018 | All Grades
Elderly Women in Japan's Prisons: Composing Portraits Reflecting Interviews
In this 30-45 minute lesson, students evaluate how a photojournalist composes portraits of elderly women in Japanese prisons using details from interviews.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.