The start of the rice farming season also signals the peak period for shipping Aigamo ducklings for Tsumura, the Kawachi duck sales company...
(Part 5 of a Series on the Art of Kuniyoshi) Toshihiko Isao When discussing Kuniyoshi, warrior pictures first come to mind. This...
Prop your camera in the middle of this pedestrian bridge and wait patiently as cars whizz by in the traffic below. When the streetlights gradually...
What comes to mind when you think of Japan? Yes, there are the loud lights, jaw-dropping temples, and the manga and anime bursting with colors and sounds....
Ken Ishii The number of foreign tourists who have name seals (hanko) made as souvenir of their trip to Japan is growing. For most, souvenirs...
The day before Shan Shan’s birthday on June 12, the press was invited to Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo for a press conference. As a birthday present,...
Akio Yaita A group of Chinese entrepreneurs visited Yan’an in Shaanxi Province in early June, drawing the public’s attention because Yan’an considered the...
Haiying Yang Twenty-nine years have passed since the bloody crackdown on citizens and students seeking democratization in the Tiananmen Square Massacre on June...
Koichi Shikama Nihon University has committed a grave mistake. The illegal, dangerous tackle by Nihon University’s American football team member during...
Toyohiro Ichioka This year, the Japanese government will start an official inquiry into the scenario of a hypothetical impact from an eruption of...
Chizuko T. Allen Japan’s Prince Akishino and his wife Kiko made a week-long official visit to Hawaii early in June, starting with an...
Oliver Trapnell Japan’s rainy season is in full swing and people have begun spending more time indoors. To help satiate their boredom, many will begin...