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A Foreigner’s Guide to Enjoying Kyoto’s Geisha Performances

March 8, 2018 10:10 pm

Kazuhiro Sonoda Leave your thoughts

    At the Gion District in Kyoto, geisha performers and apprentice geisha called maiko behave in an elegant manner […]

Special Reports

Ichiro Suzuki: ‘The Sultan of Slap’ Returns to Seattle

4:30 pm

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It’s official!   After considerable speculation, it’s confirmed that Ichiro Suzuki, 44, will be returning to the Seattle Mariners on […]

Special Reports

How the Short-Tailed Albatross Rose from the Brink of Extinction

12:08 am

Shohei Nagatsuji Leave your thoughts

  Dr. Hiroshi Hasegawa and all the short-tailed albatrosses in the world deserve our congratulations.   The short-tailed albatross is […]

China Rushes Constitutional Amendment in the Year of ‘Yi Chang’

March 7, 2018 10:47 pm

Akio Yaita, Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

  Chinese New Year arrived on February 16, along with many messages from my Chinese friends wishing me peace and […]

Economy & Tech

Japan’s Business Leaders Vow to Stay in Britain Despite Brexit

12:01 am

Duncan Bartlett Leave your thoughts

  Toyota has pledged to increase its investment in the United Kingdom, despite concerns among Japanese businesses about the implications […]

Special Reports

Meet the Victims of False News About Japan

March 6, 2018 11:15 pm

James E. Auer 4 Comments

  What do these people have in common?   Citizens of three small villages in the eastern part of Nago […]

Special Reports

Kazuhiro Tsuji First Japanese to Win Academy Award as Makeup Artist

March 5, 2018 10:23 pm

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      Kazuhiro Tsuji, 48, was named best makeup artist at the Academy Awards on Sunday night, March 4 […]

‘Master of the People’: Xi Jinping Revives Personal Dictatorship in China  

9:51 pm

Editorial Board, Sankei Shimbun Leave your thoughts

  It is a typical Chinese word. According to Chinese Literature scholar Tomoyoshi Ikkai, the term “democracy” has been in […]

Economy & Tech

Gaming Passport Service Takes Japanese Games to the World

9:29 pm

JAPAN Forward Leave your thoughts

  Gaming Passport, a new one-stop service that aims to help Japanese game publishers reach a global audience, was launched […]

Special Reports

Visit the Praying Cat and Win the Lottery!

March 2, 2018 10:44 pm

Shuji Ozaki Leave your thoughts

  A visit to Takashima   In Takashima, an island located three kilometers off Karatsu City in Saga Prefecture, there […]

Culture

Armani School Uniforms Spark Debate in Japan

9:51 pm

JAPAN Forward Leave your thoughts

  Ask any Japanese which is the most expensive and sleek neighborhood in Japan, and the answer will most likely […]

Politics & Security

Northeast India: Where India’s ‘Act-East’ Meets Japan’s ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’

12:26 am

Rupakjyoti Borah Leave your thoughts

  India’s Republic Day celebrations, earlier in January this year, were attended by the heads of state of all 10 […]

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