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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS FOR ISSUE 11 / REALITY

Whether it’s dealing with Zoom classes at the most ungodly hours, searching for the best coffee in Tokyo, or struggling to figure out...

Against All Odds: An Oral History of PEAK’s Komaba-Sai

by MINGHAO XU, RICKY NEGISHI and ERIKO YAMADA

To Our Tamed Tongues: A Word on Systemic Racism

By PROF. YUKO ITATSU

Systemic Racism and Police Brutality in the USA: Komaba Times in Solidarity

By KOMABA TIMES EDITORS

OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

In this special anniversary issue in collaboration with The New York Times, we capture a collective journey through inertia.

Turning Disadvantage Into Strength: Insights Into the Jean-Pictet Competition

By MIZUKI TAKAHASHI

An Overview of Ava DuVernay’s 13th: The Legacy of Slavery in the U.S. Prison-Industrial Complex

By ALEXINE CASTILLO YAP

The Annual “Miss” & “Mr.” Contest Is Sexist and It Needs to Go. Here’s Why.

By YUKA

Onigiri on a train

By Alexander Vogt

The Elephant and the Mouse: Ethical Positioning in Times of Protest

By PROF. BREGHAM DALGLIESH

An Evening with Tokyo’s Finest

By CHOI JIWOONG

Japan: Heaven on Earth for Foodies

By CEM ERTÜL, Research Student at UTokyo