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Economy & Tech

Editorial: Cryptocurrency Hacking and The Dangers of Sloppy Security

February 11, 2018 11:15 pm

Galileo Ferrari Leave your thoughts

A large sum of altcoin NEM was stolen by hackers on January 26th from Coincheck – a bitcoin wallet and […]

Blog

A Day with Nagano’s Iconic Snow Monkeys

February 10, 2018 7:00 am

Patrick Kelly 2 Comments

  Tokyo experienced its heaviest snowfall in four years in late January 2018. It brought travel chaos—halting train service in […]

Special Reports

Princess Mako Postpones Wedding, Citing ‘Our Immaturity’

February 9, 2018 11:02 pm

Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

  On February 9th, Japan’s Imperial Household Agency announced that the wedding of Princess Mako of Akishino, to her classmate […]

Economy & Tech

How Trustworthy are Chinese Statistics? China Inflates GDP Figures by $478 Billion in 2017

10:23 pm

Masumi Kawasaki Leave your thoughts

The National Bureau of Statistics of China, based on its own independent analysis of the 2017 GDP data—reported as of […]

Culture

Rediscovering Japan Through Hawaii’s Cherry Blossom Festival

4:29 am

Jason Morgan, Reitaku University Leave your thoughts

  America is often thought of as a new country, a place where countless people traveled from distant lands in […]

Politics & Security

The Dangers of Entering Into ‘Dialogue-Mode’ Over North Korea

February 8, 2018 1:58 am

Tatsuya Kato Leave your thoughts

North Korean beauties have arrived at the PyeongChang Olympic venue on February 7.   Will the situation play out as […]

After Victory in Nago, More Challenges Await Ruling Coalition

12:09 am

Robert D. Eldridge, PhD Leave your thoughts

  In an election that will have historic implications for the realignment of United States facilities in Okinawa, Taketoyo Toguchi, […]

Culture

Dancing With the Evil Fishermen of Taiji

February 7, 2018 2:14 am

Jay Alabaster 2 Comments

  “Listen,” he said, “if you get into any trouble down there, if it’s not safe, just get out, it’s […]

Politics & Security

Where Japan Stands in US-Korean Talks: An Interview with Heritage Foundation Experts

February 6, 2018 11:44 pm

JAPAN Forward Leave your thoughts

North Korean Mangyongbong-92 carrying a 140-strong orchestra approaches to a port in Donghae, South Korea, February 6, 2018.   REUTERS   […]

Politics & Security

The Shared Interests That Bring Japan and India Closer

9:47 am

Rupakjyoti Borah Leave your thoughts

    Much water has flowed down the mighty Ganges since the end of the Cold War. That was when Japan […]

Culture

Oku-izumo’s Annual Sword Steelmaking Begins

February 3, 2018 1:36 am

Paul Martin Leave your thoughts

  The raw material used to make Japanese swords is called tamahagane.  On January 24, production of the annual batch […]

Special Reports

Book Provides Insights Into Survival Strategies of Japanese Abducted by North Korea

February 2, 2018 11:53 pm

Earl Kinmonth Leave your thoughts

A scene from the theater play on North Korean abduction.     The Invitation-only Zone: The True Story of North […]

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