Exactly one year before the August 25, 2020, kickoff of the Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled designs...
The Kiyotsukyo Gorge Tunnel (Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture) is enveloped in chilly air as I walk through. After about a 20-minute stroll, the 750-meter passageway...
(Second of Two Parts) Read Part 1 at this link. The second installment of this two-part report on the remnants of Tokyo’s extensive...
(First of Two Parts) Read Part 2 at this link. At its peak, Tokyo had an extensive public tram network which covered 213 kilometers of...
Since its creation in 1921, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made it its primary objective to seize and maintain political power. It has successfully...
For the third straight year, Tokyo was ranked the safest city by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in an index where the top 10 was...
Former Abe Cabinet advisor Koko Kato left the Prime Minister's Office and took on new duties as the executive director of the NPO, the...
Sake brewer Asahi Shuzō Co., Ltd, which is known for the famous brand Dassai, announced it is out to cultivate the finest quality Yamada Nishiki...
A year since the ban on minpaku (lodging at a private residence) under the Private Lodging Business Act was lifted, changes in the way...
As feared earlier, Japan’s territorial negotiations with Russia have run into rough waters. In November 2018, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President...
When talking about rugby, there is something that you should never forget — beer. Just as the oval shaped ball is indispensable to rugby, beer...
My company, which was founded close to 67 years ago, is in the business of planning and operating public aquariums. Times change and we have...