Japan
People have to come before profits, even in a crisis
The Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster has become a textbook example of what not to do in an emergency.
The worst crisis for Japan since World War II?
A leading analyst explains why nuclear power is so vital for Japan in an unpredictable world.
Was the tsunami the revenge of Gaia?
When scientists wonder whether global warming was responsible for the devastation in Japan, something is wrong.
Departures
It's hard to infuse death with luminous beauty, but Japanese director Yojiro Takita succeeds magnificently in this year's best foreign film.
Dogs in prams
Childless Japanese women push the country's culture of cute too far.
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