AUG 12, 2016 • Article
Hold the Salmon, How About Scup? For Sustainable Seafood, Variety is Key
Atlantic salmon and blue fin tuna have been overfished nearly to extinction and farmed fish come with concerns such as the overuse of antibiotics. Yet ...
AUG 12, 2016 • News
The Samurai in a Skirt
For Novoye Vremya, Senior Fellow Devin Stewart and others discuss Tokyo's first female governor. "Japanese politics may be becoming more dynamic," says Stewart.
AUG 11, 2016 • Podcast
Impact Podcast Preview: The Conscious Consumer
In the next Impact podcast, we hear the dramatic, stranger-than-fiction story of a victim of capitalism at its worst--and how one shopper is helping him ...
AUG 11, 2016 • News
Only a cruel despot would stop Japan's emperor retiring
As Japan's Emperor Akihito contemplates retirement, Senior Fellow Devin Stewart says in The Guardian that this idea and the surrounding discussion could be reflective of "...
AUG 9, 2016 • News
International Student/Teacher Essay Contest, 2016: Nationalism
Is nationalism an asset or hindrance in today's globalized world? Nationalism as used here is a broad term and can be viewed in terms of ...
AUG 4, 2016 • Article
Higher Education's Role in Japan's Recovery
Japan has been investing in major reforms to improve its higher education system and therefore its economy. The goal is to foster a new class ...
AUG 2, 2016 • News
Instagram Take-Over #9: Jalal Shams Azaran, the 2012 Earthquake in Northwestern Iran
Jalal Shams Azaran's haunting photos were taken after the catastrophic earthquake that struck Northwest Iran in 2012. Despite assistance provided by the government, the survivors continue ...
AUG 2, 2016 • News
What Yuriko Koike's Governorship Triumph in Tokyo Means for Japan
Yuriko Koike comes to the governorship of Tokyo with a complex political background. Senior Fellow Devin Stewart and others discuss the meaning of this "significant" ...