Japanese Modernity @ Substack
Christopher Gerteis, Leroy KingA forum about modern and contemporary Japan.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 126 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Someone Else's War: What Tokyo Sees in the American Military Procurements Boom
Over the past decade, the United States bought, on average, eighty-six Tomahawk cruise missiles a year. Between 28 February and 5 May 2026, when Operation Epic Fury was declared concluded, it fired more than a thousand of them. That ratio e...
Ryokans as Emergency Shelter
On Monday morning, leaflets went out at the 206 evacuation centers still open across Kumamoto Prefecture. They told the 8,556 people registered in them at half past seven that morning that they could apply to move into a hotel or a ryokan....
Japan’s Immigration Agency to Crack Down on Foreigners Overstaying Permission to Stay
The Yomiuri Shimbun
16:15 JST, July 20, 2026
The Immigration Services Agency will urgently increase the number of officers to strengthen a crackdown on foreigners illegally overstaying in Japan.
The agency, which made the unusual move of...
Japan Marks Three Consecutive Days of ‘Brutally Hot’ Temperatures Above 40 C
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:33 JST, July 23, 2026
Japan on Thursday marked its third consecutive day of temperatures exceeding 40 C, the threshold for a so-called brutally hot day.
On the same day, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency...
Over 10,000 in Japan Rushed to Hospital for Heatstroke in Week
Jiji Press
14:18 JST, July 23, 2026
Tokyo, July 22 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday that 10,857 people were transported to hospitals by ambulance for heatstroke in Japan in the week through Sunday, u...
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I am an academic historian building a hub for scholars, gamers, and game developers interested in how digital experiences can engage with the complexity of history.
MA Japanese Studies @ SOAS | Exploring how games and digital media shape our understanding of the past.
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