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A Country Imperfectly Pulling Itself Together

March 24, 2025

A photograph of a coastal disaster over photographs of the ocean

The Atlantic Daily

The Pentagon’s DEI Panic

March 7, 2025

Photo of the Enola Gay plane

Sun and Wood Can Be a Powerful Combination

Hannah Kirshner

February 8, 2025

a person holds wood under solar panels

The 13 Best TV Shows of 2024

Sophie Gilbert, Hannah Giorgis, and Shirley Li

December 12, 2024

Miniature people standing and sitting on couches surround a TV with a pixelated screen

When Haruki Murakami Takes His Own Magic for Granted

November 27, 2024

A black-and-white photo of a spotlighted spool of corrugated paper unwinding in artful shapes, surrounded by darkness.

The Sense That Most Defines a Culture

November 24, 2024

a color photo of a place setting at a restaurant laid over a black and white photo of a noodle maker

He Was the World’s Longest-Held Death-Row Inmate. He Was Also Innocent.

Robert F. Worth

December 2024 Issue

A black-and-white illustration of an older man in a collared shirt and v-neck sweater sitting in a high-back chair.

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

Frederick Kempe

October 22, 2024

A black-and-white photomontage of Donald Trump on the left and Kamala Harris on the right.

The Truth About Lithium Might Never Come Out

October 4, 2024

A collage of advertisements for lithia water from the early 1900s

Why the Markets Are Melting Down

August 5, 2024

A photo of two people silhouetted against a digital display that shows falling stock indexes

The Case for Miniatures

Gisela Salim-Peyer

April 20, 2024

"Masterpieces in Miniature," a model-art gallery that features 80 original miniature works of art

Godzilla Minus the United States

February 11, 2024

A still from the Godzilla movie

The Simple, Ancient Idea That Can Replace Concrete Walls

Hannah Kirshner

December 6, 2023

A set of rectangular pictures of dry stone walls, some moss covered, washed green and inset into a light-green background

The Taint of Nuclear Disaster Doesn’t Wash Away

September 6, 2023

Two photo of Fukushima after the accident

A Very Tasty, Very Cold Experiment

July 23, 2023

The inside of a frozen orange

World Cup: The Great Game

The Psychological Test of Japan’s Finale

December 5, 2022

Japan's Shūichi Gonda attempts to block a Croatia penalty kick

Shinzo Abe Made the World Better

July 8, 2022

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wearing a navy suit and standing in front of the Japanese flag

If Silence Is the Cost of Great Ramen, So Be It

October 30, 2021

An image of a man in a ramen shop in Japan

The Haunting, Ambivalent Olympics Opening Ceremony

Spencer Kornhaber

July 23, 2021

Black and white image of Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka holding the Olympic Torch after lighting the flame of hope during the opening ceremony.

The World’s Refugee System Is Broken

February 29, 2020

Silhouettes of migrants behind a chain-link fence.

Why Icelandic Dads Take Parental Leave and Japanese Dads Don’t

January 23, 2020

A Film About Teens Finding Love Amid Climate Apocalypse

January 20, 2020

What Happens When Japan Stops Looking ‘Japanese’?

December 23, 2019

Migrant workers march together on the streets of Tokyo holding banners and umbrellas.

A ‘Modern’ Depression Is Creeping Into Japanese Workplaces

Sushma Subramanian

October 16, 2019

Workers cross the street in Osaka, Japan.

‘I Thought My Last Hour Had Come...’

Robert Guillain

August 1980 Issue

Lessons for Survival

Walter Lippmann

February 1951 Issue

A black and white photograph of a man setting up an American flag on a New York City sidewalk in 1950