Photo: A manhole cover with an image of Hiyoko-chan (Image provided by Ikeda City in Osaka) In the city of Ikeda in Osaka, known as...
I still remember the taste of hard-to-swallow fried whale meat served in Japanese school lunches. I have no nostalgia for it, but when I come...
On October 16, the 31st celebration of the Praemium Imperiale recognized six individuals from all over the world for their lifetime achievements in the...
Crown Prince Akishino, the presumptive heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, and his wife Princess Kiko visited the Republic of Poland early in the summer of 2019,...
The Japan Art Association’s prestigious Praemium Imperiale, which recognizes the lifetime achievements of artists from all over the world, was awarded for the 31st time...
The Japanese started playing rugby in the late 1890s, just a few decades after the foundation of the Rugby Union in England and the formalization of...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: INTERVIEW | Niall Ferguson on Why ‘It’s Hard Not to Be Envious of Japan’s Stability’ The Scottish...
Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon #19) roared through Eastern Japan over this past weekend, leaving at least 75 people dead and around 200 known injured. Over 16,000...
(Second of Two Parts) Part 1: Common Concerns, Common Mission: Japan, U.S. Defend Western Pacific vs China Aggression The White Paper Defense of...
Source: @Slash_iland Bento, or Japanese packed lunch boxes, often stick out when the delicious lunches they contain are artistically arranged into "character bento" of popular anime...
It’s the time of year for the Praemium Imperiale, the awards initiated by the Japanese Art Association in 1988 to honor the arts. In 2019,...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Tuesday, October 15, that the government was “putting out its full effort to save even one more life,” as...