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Japan culture
![Abe Shinzo or Shinzo Abe: What’s in a Name? Abe Shinzo or Shinzo Abe: What’s in a Name?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-21-7.png)
Abe Shinzo or Shinzo Abe: What’s in a Name?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Japan changed the order of officials' English language names a year ago – but the world has been slow to adapt.
![On Capturing Everyday Life: A Conversation with Kazuhiro Soda On Capturing Everyday Life: A Conversation with Kazuhiro Soda](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2019-12-10-2.jpg)
On Capturing Everyday Life: A Conversation with Kazuhiro Soda
By Layne Vandenberg
Filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda broke from mainstream documentary production to give his viewers the power of observation.
![Will Pokémon Go Power Up Japan’s ‘Cool Economy’? Will Pokémon Go Power Up Japan’s ‘Cool Economy’?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-28_16-09-55.jpg)
Will Pokémon Go Power Up Japan’s ‘Cool Economy’?
By Henry Laurence
The game's phenomenal success is good for Nintendo, but it doesn't mean much for Japan's creative industry at large.
![Japan's Suicide Problem: Searching for Answers Japan's Suicide Problem: Searching for Answers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/11840_5253813e849b9.jpg)
Japan's Suicide Problem: Searching for Answers
For the last fourteen years at least 30,000 Japanese have killed themselves annually. Why?
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