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Articles for the Japan Times
How remote working is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan,
The Japan Times, July 14, 2025
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’ The Japan Times, April 26, 2025
For Japanese companies in India, local staff are an invaluable resource,
The Japan Times, April 26, 2025
Why is India failing to protect its women?
The Japan Times, March 15, 2024
How patriarchy perpetuates among Tokyo’s Indian migrants,
The Japan Times, January 3, 2024
Beating the odds - on Japan’s controversial foreign trainee program,
The Japan Times, December 18, 2023
Japan needs Indians. How can it attract them?
The Japan Times, November 6, 2023
For one dancer, the Mohiniyattam became a step to unlocking a whole new world,
The Japan Times, October 25, 2021
Discriminatory re-entry ban scars Indian migrants’ love for Japan,w world,
Medium, June 28, 2021
‘Immigrant Japan’: An expansive account of the migrant experience,
a book review, The Japan Times, March 20, 2021
‘Keerthana Mariappan: ‘People recognize the potential of India as an economic and cultural partner’,ral
The Japan Times, September 13, 2020
Rev. Cyril Veliath: ‘As Indians, we have plenty to be proud of’,
The Japan Times, August 23, 2020
Re-entry ban horror stories pile up in Japan’s Indian community,
The Japan Times, August 10, 2020
Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state,
The Japan Times, June 21, 2020
Yogendra ‘Yogi’ Puranik – The first Indian voice in Tokyo politics,
The Japan Times, February 6, 2020
An Indian take on Japanese film,
The Japan Times, March 18, 2020
Indian women in Japan struggle to find their niche
The Japan Times, October 28, 2018
Chandru G. Advani, 1924-2018: ‘Uncle’ to Japan’s Indian community,
The Japan Times, March 21, 2018
Surviving sexual assault in Japan, then victimized again,
The Japan Times, September 28, 2017 (co-authored with Ben Stubbings)
How Modi-Abe bonhomie is giving a boost to India-Japan ties,
The Mail Today, India, August 26, 2016
Sikhs hope temple in Tokyo sets the stage for tolerance and understanding
he Japan Times, August 25, 2016
​​Indians in Japan: A love story beset with challenges,
The Japan Times, June 17, 2015