Japan

US, British ambassadors skip Nagasaki ceremony after Israeli envoy’s presence is nixed

Nagasaki’s mayor said the presence of the Israeli ambassador at the ceremony would have posed security risks, but U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel wasn’t buying it.

Traditional Japanese candles and tops get a Hanukkah spin in Kyoto

A Chabad rabbi in the Japanese city realized a local craft dovetailed neatly with Jewish traditions.

Ideas

Calling any Jewish woman a ‘JAP’ is offensive — but not for the reason you think

We need to have a conversation about the dangerous and violent history of the racist slur “jap,” and why Jewish people should not want to co-opt this word.