Who could have predicted that Japan’s Constitution would be marking its 73rd anniversary, just as the nation is in the midst of a crisis...
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As the novel coronavirus pandemic continues, the Japanese drug Avigan has commanded global attention as a front-runner among treatment options for the illness it causes,...
The Japanese language school I attend in Yokohama has been conducting lessons online for over a month now. And despite my initial misgivings...
As COVID-19 grabs headlines around the world, China quietly continues its push for global influence in a range of spheres. A priority for the Chinese...
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This video has gone viral — the safe and good type of viral. In less than three weeks, Gen Hoshino — singer, songwriter, actor,...
Ending days of speculation, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe officially announced on Friday evening, April 17, that the Japanese government had reached the decision to give a...