In March 2018 I learned I was accepted into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program, and my placement was Motomiya — a small...
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Examining territorial changes reveals the nature of countries. One cannot speak of a country’s...
Under the Eaves of a Fan Shop two-fold screen, Edo period, 17th century Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (Taman Collection) An exhibition...
The China-in-Africa story is intriguing for its complex dubiety. Surging domestic growth goaded China’s rising demand for avenues with natural resources. In that...
One of the best parts of living in Japan is being able to enjoy the seasons as they change in all their wonderful beauty: the...
Tokyo’s Kanda Shrine or Kanda Myoujin, as it is lovingly known by most people who live in Japan, has a 1,300-year history going back...
I know so little about extreme ice sports that when I heard about the event “Red Bull Crashed Ice,” I half expected it to...
Another unreasonable report bearing the United Nations (U.N.) name has surfaced. On November 19, the U.N. Committee on Enforced Disappearances, which forbids...
Centuries ago, a luxurious way of repairing ceramics emerged in Japan: kintsugi. The technique involves bonding cracked ceramic pieces with lacquer and dusting...
The red-colored holiday lights along the Champs-Elysees, designed to create a romantic atmosphere for couples, now evoke of the color of flames and blood....
Source: Lawson Of all the legendary convenience store snacks in Japan, fried chicken must be one of the most popular. Sitting there, bathing...
Every time Tasuku Honjo is asked about the motivating force for his research, he says offhand, “It’s definitely my sense of curiosity, a feeling...